A video of a fighter jet escorting an aircraft in the sky went viral on social media. Sharing the video, users claimed that the video shows a US Fighter jet escorting an aircraft carrying Indians until it entered the Indian airspace.
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However, upon investigation, we discovered that the claim was false. The viral video shows the Netherlands’ F-35 fighter jet ceremonially escorting the Dutch Olympic team home. Here’s the fact check.
Fact Check
We started our investigation by taking screenshots from the viral video and conducting a reverse image search. This led us to an Instagram handle where the viral video was uploaded on February 24, 2026.
The caption of the post read, “an rnlaf 35 provides a ceremonial escort for a klm boeing 737 inbound to amsterdam, carrying the dutch olympic team home.”
We found a video on the YouTube channel of Al Arabiya English on February 26, 2026. The video contained the viral clip.
The description of the video read, “The Netherlands sends F-35 fighter jets to ceremonially escort the Dutch Olympic team home as their KLM flight arrives in Amsterdam”
We found the same video on several Dutch media outlets. Please click here, here and here.
This makes it clear that the viral video shows the Netherlands’ F-35 fighter jets escorting the Dutch Olympic team home.
Conclusion
From our investigation, we can say that the claim is false. The viral video does not show the US Fighter jets escorting an aircraft carrying Indians until it entered the Indian airspace. The video shows the F-35 fighter jet of the Netherlands escorting the Dutch Olympic team home ceremonially as their KLM flight arrived in Amsterdam.
Title:US Fighter Jets Escorted An Aircraft Carrying Indians? Here’s The Truth.
Fact Check By: Debanjana BaishyaResult: False
