A video is being shared on social media, claiming that a Russian helicopter being shot down.
The video was shared with the caption: “Direct hit from MANPADS destroyed Russian helicopters”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
When NewsMobile fact-checked the post, it was found to be fake.
We extracted the keyframes of the video and put them through a Reverse Image Search. The search led us to the same video which was uploaded on YouTube with the title: “Direct hit from MANPADS destroyed Russian helicopters one by one | ARMA 3: Milsim”
A similar video was also uploaded by different YouTube channels with the title: “3 Attack Helicopters shot down by MANPANDS | Ka-52’s Hit | ARMA 3: Milsim.” The links can be seen here and here.
Based on the description, we ran a keyword search and found that ARMA 3 is an open-world, realism-based, military tactical shooter video game, developed and published by Bohemia Interactive.
NewsMobile has debunked similar posts earlier. The article can be seen here and here.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2022/05/26/fact-check-visuals-from-video-game-falsely-shared-as-drone-attack-on-russian-airfield/
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2022/02/20/fact-check-does-this-video-show-russia-attacking-ukraine-heres-the-truth/
Hence, based on the above information, it is evident that the video is of a clip from a game and not actual footage of Russian helicopters being shot.
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