FACT CHECK: Does Video Show Kurds Shooting Down Turkish Helicopter In Recent Conflict?

A post shared on social media purportedly shows a recent video of Kurdish rebels shooting down a Turkish helicopter recently.

Kurdish Rebels shoot down a military helicopter belonging to the Turkish military. pic.twitter.com/IxTrgkr3q3

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Verdict: Misleading

The video dates back to 2016.

Fact Check:

The Bashar al-Assad regime fell in Syria. CNN reports that Israel revealed that the Israeli Defense Force struck 500 targets in Syria in two days. The United Nations envoy called for Israel to halt their assault.

A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows a Turkish military helicopter getting shot down recently by Kurdish rebels. The caption reads, “Kurdish Rebels shoot down a military helicopter belonging to the Turkish military.”

The claim is inaccurate. There is no evidence that this video was taken recently. The video dates back to 2016. The incident did involve a Kurdish militant shooting down a Turkish helicopter. The Daily Mail reported on the video at the time, saying that the video showed a Turkish AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter was taken down by a Kurdish surface-to-air missile.

Turkey is currently in conflict with the Kurds. The Economist reports that Tayyip Erdogan is focused on keeping the Kurdish minority in check after the fall of Assad in Syria. (RELATED: Ben Shapiro Didn’t Say That Syrian Christians Potential Slaughter Was A ‘Good Thing’)

This is not the first time misinformation has circulated online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim Canada banned Trump from entering the country.