Watchdogs Identify Conspiracy Theories Blaming Israel for Staging Flydubai Incident
Online conspiracy theories alleging that Israel and the Mossad staged the flydubai attempted hijacking began spreading shortly after the incident.
Watchdogs have identified conspiracy theories that began circulating online shortly after the attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv, The Jerusalem Post reported.
According to reports by The Jerusalem Post and Channel 14, claims accusing Israel of staging the incident surfaced online within less than an hour of the mid-air event. Among other claims, posts posited that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Mossad orchestrated and staged the occurrence aboard the aircraft.
Further details regarding the full extent of the claims' reach online have not yet been released.
Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, C14
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