Claim: This post on X, which has been viewed over 270,000 times, allegedly shows Chinese fighter jets and a Chinese cargo plane flying over the Great Pyramid of Giza complex in Egypt on their way to drop aid and supplies to Gaza.

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DW Fact check: False The user who posted the clip on X on May 18, who identifies himself as a Kenyan parliamentary aspirant, describes the scenes as "iconic images." A reverse image search of the clip reveals a large number of posts with similar messages on other platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagramand Threads. However, the footage is older and does not show aid delivery by the Chinese military. A reverse image search shows clips suggesting that the images are from April and refer to a military drill unrelated to Gaza. Here's one social media example in Portuguese. This context is further confirmed by an advanced internet search for military exercises in Egypt in the last few months. In April, China and Egypt launched their first joint military training, codenamed "Eagles of Civilization 2025," as confirmed hereby the Egyptian government and hereby the Chinese Ministry of Defence. Several pictures of the joint exercises were published by news agencies, including those of military jets flying over the pyramids. Furthermore, Chinese state-owned media outlet CGTN published video material of the exercise under the headline "Jets over pyramids."

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · May 20, 2025