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The flydubai pilots' actions were determined by their religions?

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What the Reel doesn't tell you

• Investigators caution that the co-pilot's religious practices do not necessarily mean they influenced his alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.

How it plays you

It wants you to think: "Muslims are inherently dangerous attackers while Hindus act as protectors."

One individual's alleged actions during an inflight altercation say nothing about the millions of people who share their religious identity. Investigators have not linked the co-pilot's religion to his actions.

• Irrelevant identity framing: "Maarne wala pilot Muslim Bachane wala pilot Hindu". It highlights the personal religious identities of the pilots to frame a mid-air physical altercation as a communal conflict, even though investigators have not established religion as the motive.
• Insinuation by question: "Ye mai apne followers ko without propoganda sach sach kaise batau 😭😭😭". It uses a sarcastic question to imply that mainstream commentators or critics are actively suppressing the truth about the pilots' identities, presenting its own communal framing as objective fact.

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