US President Joe Biden flew into Israel to pledge his country’s “full support” in the wake of an unprecedented deadly attack by militant group Hamas in October 2023. Social media posts shared a video alongside claims that it showed fighter jets and attack helicopters accompanying Biden's plane after his departure from Israel.
But the claim is false: the clip was created using a digital combat simulator and its creator told AFP Fact Check that the footage was not real.The clip, reposted more than 2,200 times, was shared by Nigerian politician Dele Momodu who has been the subject of a previousHamas militants stormed across the Gaza border and killed 1,400 people in an unprecedented attack on Israel. Most victims were civilians.
While the account has since deleted the clip, a keyword search for “elpotroliberato” on TikTok showed that other accounts had reshared the post with the footage.The clip caption claims that it showed"Air Force One flying today with extensive fighter escort, somewhere in the Middle East". The hashtags #hamas, #iran and #idf” – for Israeli Defense Forces – were included.Contacted by email, the channel’s owner told AFP Fact Check that the clip was digitally created.
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