FACT CHECK: Image Showing Passenger Plane With Burning Beirut In Background Is AI-Generated

An image shared on X claims to show a passenger aircraft flying as Beirut, Lebanon burns in the background. A Middle East Airline plane landing at Hariri Int Airport in #Beirut in the middle of Israeli strikes. Only in #Lebanon ???? …@MEAAIRLIBAN @BEYAirport https://t.co/dAonh12JY3 pic.twitter.com/IZvhoWy3eT — Dr. David I. Ramadan (@DavidIRamadan) October 20, 2024 Verdict: False […]