Fact Check: Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad Airport- Al-generated image viral
An image claiming to show the crashed Air India plane near Ahmedabad Airport has gone viral.
By M Ramesh Naik
Claim:The image shows the burning Air India Boeing 787, which crashed minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport.
Fact:The claim is false. The photo is AI-generated and does not depict a real crash.
Hyderabad: A London-bound Air India flight (AI 171) carrying 242 passengers reportedly crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. According to initial reports, authorities have not ruled out the possibility of survivors.
Soon after, an image showing an Air India aircraft engulfed in flames on the ground in front of an under-construction building while men in rescue teamsā gear run towards the burning plane has gone viral.
The image was posted by an X user with the caption, āTragedy in Ahmedabad. An Air India Boeing 787 crashes just minutes after takeoff from SVPI Airport. Flames, chaos, and heartbreak fill the skies. Over 240 people were onboard. Rescue ops are ongoing. Prayers for all affected.ā (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The image is AI-generated and does not show a real incident.
To verify the claim, NewsMeter first analysed the image for visual authenticity. The scene appeared overly stylised, with uniform lighting and hyper-detailed flames and smoke. These elements lacked the natural inconsistencies typical of real crash scenes, such as debris, structural damage or atmospheric distortion. This raised initial suspicion that the image was artificially generated.
We then ran the image through Hive Moderation and Sightengine, an AI detection tool, which returned a 99.9 per cent likelihood that the image is AI-generated or a deepfake.
Therefore, the image being shared is AI-generated and does not depict a real aviation incident.
