A set of four different images showing a plane crash is being shared to claim that it shows recent visuals from the helicopter crash of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
What have users said?: Those sharing the photographs have said, "Breaking: Many bodies of those died in Iran President Raisi helicopter crash have been burnt and cannot be identified."
![Three of these images could be traced back to 2020, which predates the helicopter crash of Iranian President Raisi.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2024-05%2F8b5d28d9-9d49-4ad3-ac92-951b55b8028c%2F1.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
An archive of the post can be found here.
(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)
What is the truth?: The viral claim is misleading. Three of these images could be traced back to 2020 and reportedly shows a two-seater plane crashing in Salman Shahr, Iran.
How did we find that out?: On performing a reverse image search on one of the images using Google Lens, we found that similar visuals on an X handle named '@Iranian_RCS'.
The image showed the plane with the same number '1136', which was also seen in the viral image.
The post carried the second image as well that showed a man wearing a mask standing at the crash site.
It was published on 22 April 2020 and its caption mentioned that a airplane flying from Bisheh Koila to Tehran crashed around Salman Shahr.
The tragic incident led to the death of the pilot and co-pilot.
News reports: A report published in an Iranian news agency named Isna said that a plane recently crashed in Salman Shahr area, which resulted in the death of two people.
According to the spokesperson of the police force, the tragic incident happened during a law enforcement operation due to adverse weather conditions.
Another online portal called 'Mizan Online' showed different visuals from the crash site of the plane numbered '1136'.
![Three of these images could be traced back to 2020, which predates the helicopter crash of Iranian President Raisi.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2024-05%2F06d6c24b-7992-466c-8bda-45c311784396%2FScreenshot%202024-05-20%20135002.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
The report was published on 22 April 2020.
(Source: Mizan Online/Screenshot)
Team WebQoof could not independently verify the third image seen in the viral post.
Conclusion: These images are old and unrelated to the recent helicopter crash of Iranian President.
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