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.

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.

(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.

• 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.

बात पते की : US में आसिम मुनीर की घनघोर बेइज्जती! #BaatPateKi #US #Florida #AsimMunir @ShobhnaYadava pic.twitter.com/WduJ6CtEbR

— Zee News (@ZeeNews) August 4, 2025

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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