Shah Rukh Khan Died In A Plane Crash, Is It True?

Shah Rukh Khan (Photo: Twitter @iamsrk)

JAKARTA - There is a narrative circulating in online media stating that Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan died due to a plane crash.

In the article, there is a compilation of images, including pictures of grieving people and the tragedy of a plane crash.

Photo: turnbackhoax.id

Reported by turnbackhoax.id, all the pictures are taken from the accident and death incident that is not related to Shah Rukh Khan.

The first image is an edited photo of Shah Rukh Khan, the photo has been circulating since 2012 and can be found on the following website: https://www.peakpx.com/en/hd-wallpaper-desktop-nglbc.

The second image showing a plane crash is a British Airways plane crash that made an emergency landing on the runway at London's Heathrow airport in 2008. The exact same plane crash image as claimed can be found in an article on a website called Aviation Accidents. The article entitled “BRITISH AIRWAYS – BOEING – B777-236ER (G-YMMM) flight BA38”, was first published on January 17, 2008.

The third image, which shows a man in black glasses and holding a coffin is the death of a Bollywood actress named Sridevi, who died in 2008. The exact same image was found in an article on the hindustantimes.com website, the article entitled “Sridevi death: Anil Kapoor thanks Mumbai police for being supportive” (Death of Sridevi: Anil Kapoor Thanks Mumbai Police for Providing Support).

The fourth picture, showing three women and one in the middle crying hysterically is a photo of the death of a Bollywood actress named Jiah Khan, on June 05, 2013. The exact same image was found on news site mirror.co.uk, with the article titled “Jiah Khan: Bollywood star found dead by mother in Mumbai home” (Jiah Khan: Bollywood star found dead at his mother's residence in Mumbai). The photo is captioned "Jiah Khan's mother, Rabiya & sister mourn at her funeral at Santa Cruz cemetery in Mumbai on Wednesday, June 5, 2013"

Based on the results of the fact-finding, it can be concluded that the claim of Shah Rukh Khan's death is a HOAX and can be categorized as Misleading Content.