No, This Photo Is Not a Plane Crash in Abu Dhabi

Misbar's Editorial Team

News

6th March 2022

No, This Photo Is Not a Plane Crash in Abu Dhabi

The photo is from a 2018 airstrike on Gaza (Getty).

The Claim

A photo depicts a plane crash in downtown Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

News posted on

غــانــم الــمرانــي🇾🇪

Emerging story

Recently, pages and accounts on Facebook and Twitter have circulated a photo that is alleged to be of a plane crash in downtown Abu Dhabi.

🛑عاااااجل : تحطم طائرة وسط مدينة ابوظبي في الامارات وأنباء عن سقوط العديد من الوفيات والجرحى شاهدلحظة تحطم الطائره علي التعليق الاول⤵️
Posted by ‎دمشق الغد‎ on Friday, March 4, 2022

🛑#عاااااجل :تحطم طائرة وسط مدينة ابوظبي في الامارات وأنباء عن سقوط العديد من الوفيات والجرحى
⤵️ pic.twitter.com/SKxcd1LOVj
— غــانــم الــمرانــي🇾🇪 (@Yongin_Ghani_a) March 4, 2022

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulated claim and discovered it to be misleading. The image is old, and it depicts plumes of smoke rising in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike on August 8, 2018. The photo was taken by Mahmud Hams for the AFP news agency.

A supporting image within the article body — **Description: The photo is old and is from Gaza.**

Misbar previously investigated the same image with a different claim, alleging that it depicted the bombing of Houthi positions in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The claim was also found to be misleading.