{"id":3202,"date":"2022-03-10T12:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2022-03-10T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:49:40","slug":"2014-image-from-britain-viral-as-ghost-of-kyiv-pilot-died-in-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/2014-image-from-britain-viral-as-ghost-of-kyiv-pilot-died-in-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Image from Britain Viral As \u201cGhost of Kyiv\u201d Pilot Died in Russia-Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Russia and Ukraine war entered its second week. Even after three rounds of talks, there was no concrete conclusion about a cease-fire. With Russia constantly attacking Ukraine, a number of posts and videos about the war situations are circulating on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the backdrop of this, a screenshot of a tweet showing a fighter jet crash is going viral which claimed that Ghost of Kyiv was shot down by Russians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After investigation, Fact Crescendo found out that the viral image is from 2014 and has no relation to the current Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT WAS CLAIMED IN THE POST?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The screenshot says, \u201cGhost of Kyiv was shot down per @APNews he had 15 kills. No parachute, he leaves behind his husband and 3 dogs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We found the original tweet<\/a> posted on 25 February 2022, which can be seen below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Check- <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we ran Google Reverse Image Search on the image of the crashed plane. We came across an article published by BBC on 8 October 2014 which says that the plane was a USAF F-15D jet that was crashed during a combat training exercise at Lankenheath in Suffolk. Just before the crash, the pilot was ejected from the aircraft and had minor injuries. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We came across a tweet by Petro Poroshenko<\/a> (former President of Ukraine). In the tweet, he posted an image of a pilot sitting in a fighter plane. The tweet says, \u201cIn the photo \u2013 MiG-29 pilot. The same \u2018Ghost of Kyiv\u2019. He causes terror in the enemies and pride in the Ukrainians. On his account 6 victories over Russian pilots! With such powerful defenders, Ukraine will definitely win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who is \u2018Ghost of Kyiv\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s official Twitter account<\/a> mentioned Ghost of Kyiv saying it shot down six Russian planes and has become a nightmare for invading Russian aircraft. He is an anonymous pilot. The video in the tweet also mentioned that it is still unknown who was piloting the MiG-29 plane and whether he was responsible for shooting 10 Russian planes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After investigation, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be fake. The image of the plane crash is not of the Ghost of Kyiv. This image was from 2014 when a jet crashed in Britain during a combat training exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t