A video that appears to be authentic has been shared, showing an aircraft entering the runway while another plane is landing and, amazingly, avoiding a serious collision.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Elon Musk (Parody) (“@ElonMuskAOC“) shared the video of the incident and claimed it to be authentic. The user tweeted “What would you do in this situation?” on Jan 30, 2024, which has received an about 5.9 M views on X.
What would you do in this situation? pic.twitter.com/zuBiivAeaR
— Elon Musk (Parody) (@ElonMuskAOC) January 29, 2024
Several other accounts, including @coolfunnytshirt, @amarDgreat also made the same claim that the video of an aircraft entering the runway while another plane is landing and, amazingly, averting a serious collision is a true incident. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
We looked into it and discovered that the same video was posted on the “Aviation for Everyone” YouTube channel. That YouTube channel is well-known for using technology to produce videos about aviation. “X-Plane Flight Simulator” is the name of the video game that was mentioned in the description. It is unrelated to actuality.
The Youtube Video was posted by the Youtube Channel on July 24, 2023.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) January 31, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video that shows an airplane coming onto the runway during the landing of another plane and surprisingly avoiding a major accident has been shared as a real Incident. Upon research, we found the same video on a YouTube channel, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/oq4nZNv1Le
Intent:
Influencers are circulating computer-generated videos as real to get the spotlight on social media. A video that shows an airplane coming onto the runway during the landing of another plane and surprisingly avoiding a major accident has been shared as a real incident. After some investigation, we discovered the same video on the “Aviation for Everyone” YouTube channel. It’s well known that this YouTube channel uses technology to produce videos about aviation. “X-Plane Flight Simulator” was mentioned as a video game in the description of the video. It is not related to reality at all.
Conclusion:
Claim : An actual incident has been shared on video that shows an aircraft entering the runway while another plane is landing and, amazingly, avoiding a serious collision.
Fact : The same video was discovered during investigation on the “Aviation for Everyone” YouTube channel. Videos of aircraft made with technology are well-known from this YouTube channel. A video game called “X-Plane Flight Simulator” was mentioned in the description of the video. Reality is unrelated to it.
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