Fact Check: Did Facebook user 'Ali Kondotty' predict the Air India plane crash? No, find the truth here
Several social media users are claiming that a Facebook account named 'Ali Kondotty' predicted the Ahmedabad plane crash and casualties three days before the incident. A screenshot of the post is now going viral.
By K Sherly Sharon
Claim:Facebook user āAli Kondottyā predicted the Ahmedabad plane crash accurately three days before the incident.
Fact:The claim is false. The post was edited after the crash to make it appear as a prediction.
Hyderabad: Air India plane bound for London carrying 242 passengers met with a tragic accident as the plane crashed moments after the take off on June 12 in Ahmedabad.
In this context, a screenshot of a Facebook post which supposedly predicted the plane crash is going viral on social media. Netizens are sharing this screenshot with claims that the Ahmedabad air tragedy was predicted by the Facebook user 'Ali Kondotty' days before it took place.
The post in the screenshot was made by a user named 'Ali Kondotty' reads in Malayalam, "Within three days, there will be a plane crash in India. One person will survive." The post also features an image of a crashed airplane.
Sharing the screenshot a person wrote, "This post was made three days ago... Who is Ali Kondotty...It has become clear that he has more than one Facebook account. Now, it is the responsibility of the appropriate investigative agencies to carry out the inquiry." (Translated from Malayalam) (Archive)
Another user, sharing a similar screenshot, wrote "What a strange prediction... A post made three days before the accident." (Translated from Malayalam) (Archive)
While some are sharing this as a mere prediction, others are saying that this is not just a prediction and that an investigation should be conducted considering the accuracy of the prediction.
Another post making a similar claim can be seen here.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the viral claims are false. The āpredictionā was not made before the plane crash.
We checked the profile of the user 'Ali Kondotty' for the viral post and found that it was shared on June 9 at 1:38 PM.
In the post, it states that a plane crash would occur in India within three days and that one person would survive. However, checking the edit history of the post revealed that this content and the image were added by editing a previously shared post.
The first edit to the original post shared on June 9 was made at 6:40 PM on June 12 (the accident occurred on the same day at 1.40 PM). In this initial edit, the user claimed that everyone involved in the airplane accident would die.
Later, at 7:40 PM, it was revised to say that 99.5% of people would die. The edit history also shows that another change was made to say that one person would survive in the post.
The post was edited again on June 13, 2025, at 10:33 PM, this time replacing the content about the crash with unrelated text.
What is Facebookās Edit History?
Facebook allows users to edit their posts, including replacing images or changing the text. However, these edits are visible to anyone who views the post. To check, click on the three-dot menu on the top-right corner of the post and select āView edit history.ā
The viral claim that the post by 'Ali Kondotty', predicts the Ahmedabad plane crash three days prior to the incident is misleading. A previously made post was edited to fabricate the viral post.
NewsMeter has concluded that the viral claims are false. The āpredictionā was not made before the plane crash.
