GOP Claim Taliban Hanged A Man From A Helicopter In Viral Video Gets Quickly Debunked

A viral video claiming to show a man being brutally hanged from a helicopter in Kandahar was likely an attempt to fix a flag over a public building, not a hanging. A separate video of the incident shows the man is clearly alive and waving in the air.pic.twitter.com/x6T5iDhpc9

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan Sardarizadeh) 1630420462

If this is what it looks like\u2026 the Taliban hanging somebody from an American Blackhawk\u2026 I could vomit. Joe Biden is responsible.pic.twitter.com/muHLEi3UvK

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz Wheeler) 1630359825

\u06a9\u0646\u062f\u0647\u0627\u0631 \u062a\u0627\u0632\u0647 \u0635\u0648\u0631\u062a \u062d\u0627\u0644pic.twitter.com/HM2CP2aZHg

— \u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628 (@\u0627\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628) 1630335500

Donald Trump Jr. has changed his Twitter banner to a Biden-mocking image featuring a man appearing to be hanged from a helicopter, though, again, the helicopter execution story was imaginary.pic.twitter.com/zcEzg5VI1b

— Daniel Dale (@Daniel Dale) 1630506127

This is insane that they are using this

— Henrynathanmia (@Henrynathanmia) 1630460810

I don\u2019t know why everyone is shocked that the king of Faux News is doing fake news. It\u2019s totally on brand for him because it Kris his viewers angry enough to not verify a thing he\u2019s saying. \u00af\_(\u30c4)_/\u00afpic.twitter.com/ZMSJCZNbdo

— jeepgirl (@jeepgirl) 1630461582

So @SenTedCruz @RepDanCrenshaw @nypost and others lied. I'm shocked.

— Matt Gaetz's Venmo (@Matt Gaetz's Venmo) 1630442859

Cc: @DanCrenshawTX waiting on that apology

— FreddyG (@FreddyG) 1630438340

It's just incredible how dumb Fox news think their conservative audience ishttps://twitter.com/mmfa/status/1433068283905859586\u00a0\u2026

— Kombiz Lavasany (@Kombiz Lavasany) 1630511736

First, the guy is waving, you can clearly see it, and second, who\u2019d use a helicopter to hang someone when a tree is so much easier?

— Keith Berson (@Keith Berson) 1630438291

Fox just airing Taliban propaganda at this point.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1432882289604653058\u00a0\u2026

— robert is vaccinated (@robert is vaccinated) 1630467317

As long as something fits his narrative, Sean couldn't possibly care less if it's true.\n\nI have no remaining sympathy or tolerance for anyone dumb enough to watch this false propaganda trash.\n\n#FoxIsNotNewshttps://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1432882289604653058\u00a0\u2026

— Khashoggi\u2019s Ghost (@Khashoggi\u2019s Ghost) 1630462803

The right wing effort to set a narrative regardless of all facts/context about how the withdrawal was executed is sick. It is relentlessly devoid of Trump\u2019s role and any sense of shared American experience/mission and committed solely to rewriting history/campaigning on terrorism

— Luke Zaleski (@Luke Zaleski) 1630506303