Viral Plane Banner Welcoming Asim Munir in the US Is Digitally Manipulated

The viral image is a manipulated version of a stock image and not real.

Fact-Check: The image being widely circulated is a digitally manipulated version of a stock image.

(Source: Altered by The Quint)

An image is being widely circulated over the internet claiming that a plane in the United States flew a banner reading “Welcome Asim Munir” before the Pakistan Army chief’s scheduled visit to the United States of America.

• Users posting these image addedthat it's a global gesture to honour the Pakistani army.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook)

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be viewed here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false as the image being shared is manipulated.

What we found?: We conducted a Google reverse image search and found a stock image in Pixels with the text "LET YOUR DREAM COME TRUE" written on the banner which was posted on 6 May 2021.

• This shows that the viral image has been manipulated and edited as the stock image has the same plane and the background of the sky.

The stock image can be viewed here.

(Source: Pixels/Screenshot)

• However, as per a several news reports, an airplane flying a banner saying, "RESIGN ASIM MUNIR" was displayed over a stadium in Florida on 3 August during a cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies.

Conclusion: The viral claim that a US airplane flew a “Welcome Asim Munir” banner is false as the image is digitally edited, and no such event took place.

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