A video circulating online claims to depict the recent helicopter crash in Ghana.
Posted on X by user @INDAfrica, the 33-second footage shows a wrecked helicopter in a bush and is alleged to be from the August 6, 2025, incident.
The caption read:
A military helicopter carrying 3 crew and 5 passengers, which went off radar mid-flight, has tragically been confirmed crashed with no survivors.
READ:Â Claim that video shows bandits receiving arms supply is MISLEADING
Since the post was made on August 6, 2025, it has gotten over 13,000 views.
CLAIM
Video shows recent helicopter crash in Ghana
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING!
Using Google reverse image search on screenshots from the video’s keyframes, it was traced to another version, captured from a different angle by UTV on March 19, 2024, and shared on both TikTok and X.
The footage captured the aftermath of a Ghana Air Force helicopter crash in Bonsukrom, Western Region.
The 2024 incident involved a military aircraft that went down during a routine operation. While it drew national attention at the time, there were no fatalities, unlike this year’s tragedy.
ALSO READ:Video of ‘Boko Haram terrorists getting arms supply by air’ resurfaces online
The recirculated video is unrelated to the August 6, 2025, crash and depicts a separate event from March 2024.
Context: On August 6, 2025, Ghana’s Chief of Staff confirmed that eight people, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, died in a helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. Other victims included senior government officials and three crew members.
THE VERDICT
The claim that the video shows the August 2025 helicopter crash in Ghana is MISLEADING; the video in circulation is from March 2024.
Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org.
