checkthis / Fact check
MisleadingEvidence shows Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge praised Captain Smit Machchhar, contradicting the Reel's claim of opposition silence. Evidence reports that the pilot helped save 174 passengers.
What we checked
✕
It implies: The Indian National Congress and its supporters have not acknowledged or praised Captain Smit Machchhar's actions.ThePrint
✓
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero for his intervention during an incident.ThePrint
✓
Captain Smit Machchhar saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals, during a mid-air attack.ThePrint + 2 more
What the Reel doesn't tell you
- Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, publicly praised Captain Machchhar's bravery.
What each side says
the Indian National CongressCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge publicly saluted Captain Machchhar and the crew for their extraordinary courage. New Indian Express
How it plays you
It wants you to think: "The Indian opposition is unpatriotic and indifferent to national achievements."
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge publicly praised the pilot, directly contradicting the Reel's claim that the opposition stayed silent.
- Name-calling: "Cockroach Ecosystem". Uses dehumanizing language to disparage political opponents as pests, bypassing facts to trigger disgust and hostility.
- False accusation of silence: "Congress and Cockroach Ecosystem are suddenly silent". Fabricates a political conspiracy by claiming critics ignored a national hero, completely ignoring public statements of praise from those exact leaders.
Does this look wrong?
Check a Reel yourself
Send any Reel to @checkthis.chat on Instagram. You get a reply like this in a minute or two.
Send a Reel