Fact Check: Airplane crash video of Iran being shared on social media is fake
Clip from Flight Simulator software falsely being shared as ‘Airplane Crashed in Iran'
A short video clip is reportedly being shared widely across social media platforms with claims adding that it is the video of a crash landing of a Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia’s National airline) at Mashhad Airport in Iraq.
The claims further add that the video is of January 7, 2022, when the flight was landing at Mashhad Airport in Iraq but crash-landed.
It has, however, emerged that the video is fake and is from flight simulating software. Moreover, the search for plane crashes in Iran this year has led to no results.
According to a report published on The Quint, the video was uploaded on 2 May 2020 by a verified YouTube channel called ‘Bopbibun.’
Its description reads, "This is only in the flight simulation. This situation is not real! Everything in this video doesn't happen in real life, because this situation is just a challenge for me to try in the flight simulation."
The section of the video that is seen in the viral claim starts at the 05:55-minute mark.
The frames of the video also matched with the viral video.
Clearly, a clip from a flight simulation software is being shared as an Indonesian airplane crash landing in Iran.
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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
