False
Highlights
CLAIM
Footage of a jet being fueled mid-air is being shared with the claims it is one of the Rafale jets purchased by India.
A Facebook page by the name of Indian Aviation Jobs shared the video on Facebook with a caption that reads, “And That Is How The Refuelling Was Done Mid-Air Of Rafale Jet (sic)”.
The video post has been viewed over 88000 times so far. It can be viewed here.
Another Facebook post by Naresh Shenoy that made a similar claim using the same video has so far received over 56000 views. It can be viewed here.
The caption given to the video post reads, “And that is how the refuelling is done mid-air #ThankYouPmModiForRafale #RafaleJets (sic)”.
The same claim is being made on other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter with the same footage.
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TRUTH
The video is two years old and of a Brazil Air Force fighter jet. It has no connection with Rafale jets purchased by India.
VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGY
We broke the video into keyframes using Google Chrome’s InVID extension and ran reverse-image search on them.
In the results, we found the same footage posted by the official Twitter account of Brazilian Air Force on September 28, 2018.
As per the description given to the video, it shows an F-5 fighter of the Brazilian Air Force performing in-flight refueling of Brazilian Navy A-4 fighter jets.
The official Twitter handle of Indian embassy in France posted a few shots from 30,000 feet of mid-air refuelling of Rafale jets on their way to India.
The official Facebook page of Times Now also posted a video comprising mid-air visuals of the Rafale jets being refuelled by other aircraft mid-air. It can be viewed by clicking here.
VERDICT
Times Fact Check has found that old footage from Brazil Air Force is being shared with a false claim that it shows mid-air refuelling of Rafale jets on their way to India.
Footage of a jet being fueled mid-air is being shared with the claims it is one of the Rafale jets purchased by India.
A Facebook page by the name of Indian Aviation Jobs shared the video on Facebook with a caption that reads, “And That Is How The Refuelling Was Done Mid-Air Of Rafale Jet (sic)”.
The video post has been viewed over 88000 times so far. It can be viewed here.
Another Facebook post by Naresh Shenoy that made a similar claim using the same video has so far received over 56000 views. It can be viewed here.
The caption given to the video post reads, “And that is how the refuelling is done mid-air #ThankYouPmModiForRafale #RafaleJets (sic)”.
The same claim is being made on other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter with the same footage.
Mid-air refueling. #Rafale means ‘gust of wind’ and ‘burst of fire’ https://t.co/J08Xs5wc9z
— Porinju Veliyath (@porinju) 1596026507000TRUTH
The video is two years old and of a Brazil Air Force fighter jet. It has no connection with Rafale jets purchased by India.
VERIFICATION AND METHODOLOGY
We broke the video into keyframes using Google Chrome’s InVID extension and ran reverse-image search on them.
In the results, we found the same footage posted by the official Twitter account of Brazilian Air Force on September 28, 2018.
Interoperabilidade! Caça F-5 da Força Aérea Brasileira realiza reabastecimento em voo em caça A-4 da Marinha do Bra… https://t.co/pEzozElgNk
— Força Aérea Brasileira 🇧🇷 (@fab_oficial) 1538138861000As per the description given to the video, it shows an F-5 fighter of the Brazilian Air Force performing in-flight refueling of Brazilian Navy A-4 fighter jets.
The official Twitter handle of Indian embassy in France posted a few shots from 30,000 feet of mid-air refuelling of Rafale jets on their way to India.
Few shots from 30,000 feet! Mid air refuelling of #RafaleJets on their way to #India@IAF_MCC @French_Gov… https://t.co/qqlyvllLXZ
— India in France (@Indian_Embassy) 1595931927000The official Facebook page of Times Now also posted a video comprising mid-air visuals of the Rafale jets being refuelled by other aircraft mid-air. It can be viewed by clicking here.
VERDICT
Times Fact Check has found that old footage from Brazil Air Force is being shared with a false claim that it shows mid-air refuelling of Rafale jets on their way to India.
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