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Old Venezuela Crash Video Falsely Shared As Ajit Pawar's Plane Crash
['Anmol Alphonso']
BOOM Fact Check: Debunking Misinformation and Fake news
An old video from Tachira, Venezuela, is being falsely shared on social media as footage of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s plane crash in Baramati on January 28, 2025.
Pawar and four others died after a chartered Learjet 45XR crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport in Pune district.
The Claim: Video shows Pawar's plane crashing at Baramati airportThe 19 seconds video is being shared on Facebook with the caption, "A video has surfaced of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's plane crash."
The footage below matches with visuals in the viral video.
This video is not of the accident that occurred in Baramati on January 28, 2026, but of an old plane crash that took place in Venezuela in October 2025."