After a plane crashed in Malaysia last month, a video clip showing smoke and flames while landing was posted on social media in connection with the claim that it was the scene of the Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed earlier last month, according to the video clip. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact check found that the claim attached to the video clip above is misleading.
This is about our investigation of this claim.
Social Media Claim
On August 19, 2023, a Facebook page called “Reuben Gray” posted a video clip showing the view of the plane that caught fire while landing. The Facebook page above linked that to the video footage of a plane crash in Malaysia. The post with the video clip above has been shared many times by social media users, who have expressed mixed opinions and reactions as well.
Below is the full video clip that the Facebook page wrote in Khmer, translated in English as “Last words of the plane crash in Malaysia”.
Video clips with such claims have been posted and found on many Facebook pages. Please see the full claim via this link (archived link) and this link (archived link).
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia reviewed and verified the above claim through the Google Reverse Image Search process, which led us to find the following facts:
An exact scene of a plane with smoke coming out of the cabin was found and published on a news website called “Global News” on March 6, 2023. The above website confirmed in its report that it was the scene of a Southwest Airlines flight from Cuba to Florida, USA, forced to return to Havana, Cuba, after its plane hit a bird and had engine problems in the cabin, which led to smoke.
Below is a complete video clip recorded of a Southwest Airlines flight with smoke coming from its cabin.
Global News Report | Archived Link
Also, a video report from The Telegraph showed the same video clip confirming that a passenger plane caught fire in Russia in May 2019. This forced an emergency landing and also caused a fire at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia. As many as 41 people were killed during that crisis.
We have also found that a small plane crashed on a highway in Malaysia in August 2023. It has also been reported in The New York Times that about 10 people were killed, including two highway commuters.
The New York Times Report | Archived Link
The following is the full video clip of a small plane crash on a road in Malaysia earlier last month.
The New York Times Report | Archived Link
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You may find the details of this fact-check in Khmer language here as well.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the claims attached to the video above were misleading. Part of this video clip is about the engine problem of a Southwest Airlines flight whose cabin was full of smoke after hitting birds in March 2023, while the scene of a plane catching fire during landing has happened since 2019 in Russia.
Title:Is the video depicting the scene of Malaysia’s plane crash?
Written By: Kakada SimResult: Misleading
