An Indian Air Force LCA Tejas Mk1 crashed during an aerial manoeuvre at the Dubai Airshow on Friday. The incident occurred on the final day of the biennial event at Al Maktoum International Airport. The crash came a day after the Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-check unit debunked social media claims of an "oil leakage" from a Tejas aircraft at the airshow.

On November 20, the PIB addressed circulating videos alleging technical issues with the LCA Tejas Mk1, stating, "Several propaganda accounts are circulating videos claiming that at the Dubai Airshow 2025, the Indian LCA Tejas Mk1 suffered oil leakage. These claims are fake".

The "propaganda videos" claimed that "oil was leaking" from one of the fighter jets.

The government's fact-check unit clarified that the footage showed "

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