Fact Check: Viral Video of Air India Flight with luggage and goat tied outside is AI-Generated

Fact Check en

A video is circulating that shows an airplane with luggage tied to the outside/top of the aircraft, along with a goat also tied to the plane. This viral video is being shared with claims that it shows an Air India Express flight traveling from India to London.

Another user has shared the claim, which can be viewed here.

Fact Check

Upon investigation, we found the video to be fake. We closely examined the video and identified discrepancies in the human figure proportions of the air crew staff shown in the footage. Then, we extracted key frames from the video and analyzed them using AI detection tools, including WasItAI.

The results confirmed that this is an AI-generated video. We further cross-referenced the claims with Air India‘s official social media handles and website. We found no news reports or official statements about any flight arriving in London under such conditions.

Conclusion

Therefore, it is clear that the viral video is fake and was created using AI.