The claim
The viral photo shows a Mauritanian flight carrying 220 Hajj pilgrims that crashed into the Red Sea.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the viral photo is AI-generated and that the claim of a Mauritanian Hajj flight crash was denied by Mauritania’s Director of Hajj and Mauritania Airlines. It also says that all Mauritanian pilgrims were safe and had arrived in the holy lands without incident.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026