Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-12-24 00:25:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ED5CCBC62F9381488DE61FC3B552F941B2B53D8186F14C4D773F86509E780D2A
Participant Details
Original Note:
The device the highjacker was wearing was fake and did not contain any real explosives. He asked to take the photo to get a better look at the belt, so that he could send it to the authorities while they were still on the flight, to see if the explosives were real or not. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/30/briton-ben-innes-posed-selfie-egyptair-hijacker-praised-by-relatives https://x.com/Globalstats11/status/1871071401341505651
All Note Details