Imposter Tricks News Channel Into Live Interview About Faked Plane Incident
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
An imposter successfully joined a live television interview on Israel's Channel 12 News, posing as a passenger on a Flydubai flight and fabricating a dramatic incident. The man's inconsistent story and bizarre claims, including references to Nebuchadnezzar and a figure named Mikhal Pa'ilan, eventually led to the broadcast being terminated.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- An imposter tricked Channel 12 News into a live interview about a fake plane incident.
- The man claimed to be a passenger on a Flydubai flight with a rogue pilot.
- His story included inconsistencies and bizarre references to biblical figures.
- The broadcast was eventually cut after his claims became increasingly unbelievable.
A man impersonating a passenger from a Flydubai flight, which was allegedly targeted by one of its pilots, successfully joined a live broadcast on Israel's Channel 12 News on Wednesday. The imposter, who identified himself as "Yehoshafat," convinced anchors that he was on the flight and described a chaotic scene, including the plane "going up and down" and Israeli passengers entering the cockpit. He also claimed to have heard someone in the cockpit shouting "Allahu Akbar."
However, his story contained inconsistencies. He initially suggested a hijacking but then stated passengers didn't feel it was one, attributing screams to potential arguments between Arab passengers and flight attendants. The interview continued despite these red flags.
The situation escalated when the imposter mentioned "Mikhal Pa'ilan" would come to save them and introduced his "brother Nevo," a nickname he explained as short for "Nebuchadnezzar," noting the biblical resonance with his own name, Yehoshafat. He concluded the interview by thanking "Mikhal Pa'ilan" before the broadcast was eventually cut.
Channel 12 has not yet issued a formal statement regarding the incident, but the broadcast was widely criticized on social media for its lack of vetting, which allowed the imposter to remain on air for an extended period.
