Friday, November 6, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

Video of the Florida Learjet crash was '100%' made with AI, so the crash was staged or faked.

Spreading on X posts from Nov 1, citing an AI-detection tool; PolitiFact says one questioning account was amplified by bots tied to a Russian influence campaign (Storm-1516).

What the record says

Source of clip PolitiFact traced it to a local creator's original Facebook post, carried by AP, CNN, CBS and BBC.
Detector The AI tool flagged re-shares but did not flag the original file; PolitiFact calls it imperfect.
Expert A Clemson researcher told PolitiFact the video is real.
Cause NTSB said Nov 2 the cause is under investigation.

Bottom lineFalse. Footage is authentic.

Sources

NTSB investigation page ERA27MA026 PolitiFact: Palm Beach plane crash footage isn't AI-generated, despite social media claims (Nov 2)WLRN via PolitiFact FL: Palm Beach plane crash footage isn't AI-generated (Nov 3)

This claim was checked in the Friday, November 6, 2026 report.

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