A viral claim on X alleged that a pilgrims’ flight heading to Saudi Arabia from Mauritania crashed, killing all 210 passengers on board.
An X user, @Ibrahim_Salanta, who has 139.4k followers, posted on Tuesday that a Mauritanian flight had crashed en route to Saudi Arabia.
“Sad News 😭 Mauritanian Hajj flight crashes en route to Saudi Arabia, all 210 aboard dead. 😭 Ya Salam.di Arabia,” the post read.
The claim has generated 92,800 views, 270 comments, 350 reposts, 1,030 reactions and 48 bookmarks as of press time.
Another X user, @GovernorDonJay posted on Tuesday with a caption that 210 passengers were confirmed dead.
“Breaking Bad News! Mauritanian Hajj flight crashes en route to Saudi Arabia, all 210 passengers confirmed dead”.
May Allah grant dem Aljanatu firdausi.#Pocolee #Childrenday #Trump #Hajj #ジークアクス”, his text accompanied by Airplane’s image reads.
The claim has attracted 875 views, 3 comments, 1 reposts as of press time.
CLAIM
Mauritanian Flight with 210 Pilgrims Died While En-Route To Saudi Arabia
THE FINDINGS
Findings by DAILY EPISODE show that the claim is MISLEADING!
When fact-checkers ran a keyword search, several news outlets reported that Mauritania’s director of Hajj under the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, El Walt Taha, debunked the claim.
Several media organisations, such as Ummid.com, an Indian outlet, reported that Mauritania’s Hajj official debunked the viral claim, including Blueprint newspaper.
Further searches revealed that @Khaledmahmoued1 tweeted that Mauritania denies rumour of pilgrims’ plane crash.
“All our flights are safe,” El Walt Taha said.
Mauritania’s Director of Hajj at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, El Waly Taha, said that all Mauritanian pilgrims are safe and have arrived in the Holy Lands without any untoward incident.
“When Daily Episode searched further, Mauritania Airlines also debunked the claim in a Facebook post.
“Some foreign social media pages have been circulating deliberate rumours about a plane carrying Mauritanian pilgrims crashing off the Red Sea, which is baseless health news.
“Mauritania Aviation confirms that all the Mauritanian pilgrims have thankfully arrived in the Holy Lands safely and safely, and no incident has been recorded regarding organised flights in this frame.
“The company has organised three flights in a row, on 23, 24 and 25 May 2025, as part of a plan to transfer Mauritanian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
“As for the return flights, God willing, they are scheduled on June 12, 13, and 14, 2025, according to the schedule approved in coordination with the concerned parties.
“Mauritania Aviation calls on everyone to investigate the accuracy and disregard the fake news, and reserves the right to take legal action against rumour promoters that affect the safety, safety of passengers and reputation of the company. I swear to God, the master of success, the report reads when translated to English.
VERDICT
The claim that 210 passengers of Mauritania’s flight going to Saudi Arabia crashed is misleading; findings by Daily Episode indicate that the country’s director of Hajj dismissed the viral claim.
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