Viral claims about Air India cancelling all international flights are misleading.

Recently, PM Modi had urged the citizens not to buy gold and reduce fuel and oil consumptions. Against this backdrop, a claim is going viral on social media that Air India had cancelled all its international flights due to shortages of fuel.  However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. Air India had refuted […]

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Air India Did Not Cancel All International Flights Until July

A claim circulating widely on online platforms alleges that Air India has canceled all of its international flights until July due to fuel shortages. The claim is often framed as a major aviation disruption and presented as breaking news. However, after reviewing official statements, airline communications, and multiple credible media reports, we found this claim […]

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An image of the 2020 Air India Express flight crash shared as recent Ahmedabad plane crash

This image shows an Air India Express flight that crashed at Kerala’s Kozhikode International Airport in August 2020. The Air India passenger plane from Ahmedabad to London carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed just moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on 12 June, 2025 afternoon. The aircraft lost altitude within minutes and crashed in the […]

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Job Scam: Fraudulent Airline Ground Staff Offers Target Aspirants Online

The Internet connects job seekers to their dream opportunities. Unfortunately, it’s also a breeding ground for scammers targeting unsuspecting individuals.  A new job scam is making the rounds on social media, especially on LinkedIn, involving fake offers for air hostess positions with well-known airlines.  This scam, cloaked in the promise of a prestigious role and […]

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125 passengers who tested positive for Covid at Amritsar did not travel in an Air India Flight

Punjab’s Health Ministry confirmed to Fact Crescendo that 125 passengers who landed from Italy to Amritsar came in a chartered flight and not in an Air India flight. Air India has also refuted the viral claim.                                                                                Amidst the rising Covid-19 cases in India and the upcoming third wave in the country, we saw a breaking […]

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