“Video of Taliban hanging a man from a Black Hawk Helicopter”
What FACTLY found
The man in the video is from the Taliban who was trying to install the Taliban flag near the governor’s building in Kandahar. Whether the helicopter being flown by the Afghan pilot is a Black Hawk helicopter is not yet confirmed by the US Department of Defense. On 31 August 2021, the United States of America had completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. According to reports, the United States military had disabled 73 aircraft, 27 Humvees, weapons systems, and other high-tech de...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 August 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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- PolitiFact: False“A video shows the “Taliban hanging someone from a helicopter.”