After a Jeju Air aircraft crash-landed in southwestern South Korea in December 2024, killing all however two of the 181 folks on board, a clip was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it confirmed footage from contained in the passenger cabin earlier than the crash. The clip was taken from an extended video posted months earlier than, in September 2024, by a consumer who informed AFP it confirmed turbulence on a flight between Mexico and Argentina.
“All are lifeless. It’s extremely scary on the finish,” learn Thai-language textual content overlaid on a TikTok clip shared on December 30, 2024.
The clip, which seems to indicate a aircraft shaken by turbulence, was shared a day after the worst aviation catastrophe on South Korean soil (archived hyperlink).
Jeju Air flight 2216 belly-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea earlier than slamming right into a concrete barrier on the finish of the runway, killing all however two of its 181 passengers and crew.
The precise explanation for the crash continues to be unknown, however investigators have pointed to a hen strike, defective touchdown gear and the runway barrier as potential points.
The clip’s caption learn partly: “My condolences. Boonchuay, the sufferer’s father, was in shock after studying of his daughter’s demise within the Jeju Air incident, the place the aircraft crash-landed and skidded off the runway.”
Screenshot of the false TikTok publish, captured on January 2, 2025
The identical footage was shared alongside comparable claims elsewhere on TikTok right here and right here.
One other TikTok publish sharing the footage claimed it confirmed an Azerbaijan Airways aircraft that crash-landed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 of the 67 folks on board (archived hyperlink).
However the clip circulated months earlier than the aircraft crashes.
Flight turbulence
A reverse picture search on Google utilizing keyframes from the falsely shared clip led to an extended model printed by TikTok consumer “@osbertomx” on September 27, 2024 (archived hyperlink).
Its Spanish-language caption mentioned it confirmed footage from a flight between Mexico and Argentina.
Within the longer clip, the captain may be heard saying in Spanish: “We ask everybody to stay seated with seatbelts mounted, cabin crew please be seated.”
The captain then repeats the directions for passengers in English.
Beneath is a screenshot comparability of the falsely shared clip (left) and the TikTok video posted in September 2024 (proper):
Screenshot comparability of the falsely shared clip (left) and the TikTok video posted in September 2024 (proper)
The consumer who posted the video, Osberto Vera, informed AFP on January 8, 2025 the video was taken throughout a flight from Mexico to Argentina in September 2024.
“That turbulence was after we handed by the Andes, it was a bit sturdy however it was nothing that might not be managed,” he mentioned. “It lasted three minutes, one thing regular throughout journeys and particularly on this a part of the world.”
AFP has beforehand debunked different misinformation associated to the Jeju Air crash right here and right here.
