Viral videos circulated online claiming a US jet had crashed in Basrah, Iraq, amid the Iran conflict. However, CENTCOM debunked these rumors, stating they were 'baseless and NOT TRUE.'
Several videos appeared to show a US jet crash, but were unverified and likely AI-generated. One video showed a person in a parachute, viewed over 32,000 times.
CENTCOM's initial statement was revised, changing 'the jet didn't crash' to 'the jet wasn't shot down,' raising questions about the incident.
No major outlets or verified footage confirm a Basra shootdown, with rumors starting from unconfirmed local reports of a search/pilot parachute.
The incident comes amid Iran tensions, with no US fighter plane confirmed to have been shot down by Iran.
