Facts test: Viral video of two aircraft that almost collide is actually a gaming clip

Neu -Delhi (Vishvas News) A video with two planes that fly dangerously close together is widespread on social media. In the clip, the aircraft seem to fit in centimeters, shaken slightly, but closely a collision. Many users share the video and claim that it shows a real incident in Bhagalpur, Bihar.

In his investigation, however, Vishvas News found that the claim is wrong. The video is actually a clip from a flight simulation video game that was shared with misleading claims.

What will be viral?

Instagram user 'Bhagalpurairport' informed the viral video and wrote in the caption: “Mid-Air Duel via Sultanganj: Two planes are fighting for landing at Bhagalpur International Airport.”

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Investigation

In order to check the authenticity of the virus claim, we searched the key frames of this video on Google Reverse image. We found this video, which was uploaded on a Facebook page with the best helicopter on a Facebook page on a Facebook page. In addition, “two huge aircraft in the middle of the air GTA 5” GTA 5 was written.

According to the description of this page, it is a page of a gaming video manufacturer. There are many such videos on aircraft simulation games on this page.

We turned to the administrator of the page and he confirmed that this video is a clip of the GTA 5 game that was recorded on February 9, 2025.

In the search with relevant keywords, we found that the state of Bihar's cabinet approved the construction of a larger airport in Bhagalpur in March 2024. The latest reports show that this new airport will be in Sultanganj.

After all, we scanned the account of the Instagram user, which shared the video with the wrong claim. We found that more than 16,000 people follow the user “Bhagalpurairport”.

In his investigation, Vishvas News found that the claim about the viral video with plane crash is wrong. The video does not come from a real incident, but is actually a clip from a video game.

• Temporary check: Mid-air duel over Sultanganj: Two planes are fighting for landing at Bhagalpur International Airport
• Claimed by: Instagram user 'Bhagalpurairport' '
• Facts test: INCORRECT

INCORRECT

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