{
  "id": 10970654,
  "title": "Channel 12 interviews hoaxer posing as passenger aboard flydubai flight to Tel Aviv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/channel-12-interviews-hoaxer-posing-as-passenger-aboard-flydubai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:24:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-910207"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, Channel 12 News aired an interview with a man posing as a passenger from a flydubai flight that was allegedly involved in an attempted hijacking. Reporter Tamir Steinman spoke with the hoaxer, who claimed that the plane began moving erratically and that a passenger shouted \"Allahu Akbar.\" He described passengers' fear for the pilot's safety and the possibility of the aircraft crashing. The reporter expressed doubt about the story when the hoaxer introduced himself as being with his brother Nevo, who he claimed was short for Nebuchadnezzar. This revelation suggested the caller was not an actual passenger on the plane.\n\nThe hoaxer's friend had warned Channel 14 about the impersonation attempt earlier. However, the man managed to convince Channel 12 News' researchers, pass their screening, and go live within minutes. According to a post by the hoaxer's friend, the incident was a deliberate attempt to \"troll media systems in Israel.\" The author of the post criticized Channel 12 News for their handling of the situation, calling it \"journalistic clownery\" and highlighting a failure to verify interviewees' identities and credibility during a developing event.\n\nThe prank quickly became a topic of humor on social media, but it also sparked discussions about the verification process for live testimonies, especially during security incidents where false information can spread rapidly. Channel 12 News declined to comment on the matter.",
  "summary": "The hoaxer continued describing the alleged dramatic moments on the flight, saying passengers feared something had happened to the pilot and that the aircraft could crash.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv passengers recall horror, post videos: ‘There was a hijacking, we have subdued the terrorists’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-dubai-tel-aviv-passengers-recall-horror-post-videos-there",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:33:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Flydubai flight lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv: Flightradar24",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flight-lands-at-ben-gurion-airport-in-tel-aviv-flightradar24",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:08:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Another Flydubai flight to evacuate passengers from Saudi Arabia; El Al, IDF offers rejected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/another-flydubai-flight-to-evacuate-passengers-from-saudi-arabia-el",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:18:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/what-happened-on-diverted-flydubai-flight-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:27:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/what-happened-on-diverted-flydubai-flight-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv-10994340",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:56:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}