{"id":1106965,"date":"2021-12-10T17:58:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106965"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:58:36","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-helicopter-crash-that-killed-indias-military-chief-bipin-rawat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-helicopter-crash-that-killed-indias-military-chief-bipin-rawat\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show The Helicopter Crash That Killed India\u2019s Military Chief Bipin Rawat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-the-helicopter-crash-that-killed-indias-military-chief-bipin-rawat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CXPtM7loIQp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> allegedly shows the helicopter crash that took the lives of Indian Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CXPtM7loIQp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-10.347826086957\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video shows a Syrian military helicopter being shot down by rebels in Idlib, Syria, in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The India Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAF_MCC\/status\/1468559350914453509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> on Twitter that a helicopter carrying Rawat, his wife and others crashed on its way to the town of Wellington in India\u2019s Tamil Nadu state on Wednesday, killing him, his wife and 11 other people on-board. Rawat had served for over 40 years in India\u2019s military and was the country\u2019s first chief of defense staff, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/india-news\/general-news\/gen-bipin-rawat-no-more-but-indias-1st-cds-military-career-and-achievements-set-in-stone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the crash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CXPtM7loIQp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/daniel.osewe.52\/posts\/1272325239933700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook users<\/a> shared a video purportedly showing the final moments before Rawat\u2019s helicopter crashed. The footage, however, is unrelated to the incident in which Rawat died. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/09\/15\/fact-check-pakistani-helicopter-panjshir-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show A Pakistani Helicopter In Afghanistan\u2019s Panjshir Valley?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5jFg_U6s4HU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">same footage<\/a> published on Feb. 11, 2020, on The Telegraph\u2019s verified YouTube channel and the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/syrian-military-chopper-shot-down-by-rebels-11931578?fbclid=IwAR0nFRCCPO1fDcBfL3DclFLisbv0rVL4x9ET87o2pwh1DM5iaT86fGL4Oic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky News website<\/a>, both of which reported it showed a Syrian military helicopter being shot down by rebels in Idlib, Syria. On the same day, the Associated Press posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5jFg_U6s4HU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> taken from a different angle of what appears to be the same helicopter, also reporting the incident occurred in Syria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/world\/2021\/12\/08\/india-helicopter-crash-bipin-rawat-aftermath-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn\/video\/playlists\/around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> included video and photos of the aftermath of the helicopter crash that killed Rawat, his wife and 11 others in a broadcast report. An investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-59576082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Various public figures have expressed their condolences, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1468566007086137346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1469017077260369929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken<\/a>. Funerals for Rawat and his wife were held on Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-59604649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Instagram allegedly shows the helicopter crash that took the lives of Indian Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others. 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