Simulation Peddled As Real Video Of US Jets Shooting Suspected Spy Balloon
By Srijit Das A simulation video showing fighter jets chasing and shooting down a spy balloon is being passed off on social media platforms as real footage of US fighter planes destroying an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon. The video is viral in the context of an incident where a US F-22 Raptor fighter launched one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to shoot down a suspected Chinese high-altitude spy balloon in South Carolina on February 4, 2023. China has denied that the balloon was used for surveillance and claimed it was a weather monitoring device that flew astray. BOOM found that the video is...