Zee News, others showed 2016 image from Turkey as Pakistani pilot captured by India
Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Zee News on May 9 showed an image of what it claimed was a Pakistani pilot captured by the Indian Army. (Archived link)
Zee Rajasthan News also used the same image in its reporting with a similar claim. (Archived link)
This picture was also used in a report by Inkhabar News. (Archived link)
Among others who shared the image with the same claim are BJP MLA from Jabalpur, Panagar, Sushil Kumar Tiwari alias Indu Bhaiya, Abhishek Asthana who runs the X handle @GabbbarSingh, and BJP supporter Jitendra Pratap Singh. However, @GabbbarSingh later deleted the post. (Archived link 1, link 2) Apart from this, X handle @IndiaWarMonitor also amplified this picture. Archived link 1, link 2)
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In a now deleted post, right wing influencer Alok Tiwari claimed that this was the first picture of the captured Pakistani pilot. (Archived link)
A YouTube channel named ‘Dekho Dekho’, which has more than 16 Lakh subscribers, made a similar claim while promoting the viral image.
Fact Check
Alt News performed a reverse image search of the alleged picture. It had been uploaded on the Getty Images website on December 12, 2016. According to the information provided here, this photograph was taken by AFP journalist Ilyas Akengin. It shows Turkish military personnel safely evacuating a pilot from a plane near a crashed Turkish F16 fighter jet on December 12, 2016.
According to news agency Postimees, the F-16 fighter plane that took off for training from the southeastern city of Diyarbakir crashed shortly after it had left the runway.
In other words, the image in question is about nine-year-old. This picture went viral amid the escalating India-Pakistan tensions when Indian media houses ran the image without any verification and described it as a Pakistani pilot captured alive.
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