Friday 30 January 2015

The Malaysia Airlines Plane Found Lie

By Ines Flores


News of the finding of Malaysia Air Boeing 777 that disappeared in 2014 has been revealed as a hoax. The fake tweets, images and videos titled Malaysia airlines plane found are part of a marketing campaign to direct traffic to a particular site. The images capture ships sailing in an ocean but not involved in the actual search.

The disappearance of the Dream Liner on 8th March 2014 on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport shocked the world. On board were 239 passengers on a scheduled flight. It lost contact almost an hour after takeoff and disappeared from tracking two minutes later. The aircraft remained within the Malaysian radar for close to an hour before disappearing completely.

The area covered by search missions is extremely expansive. They have used the most advanced technology available, jets, planes, ships and submarines without success. Thousands of sea specialists are also involved in related search missions.

After months of combing expansive areas in the sea and land, not even debris has been traced. The reports indicating that wreckage has been found are all false. These reports indicate that it was seen in remote islands of either the Mediterranean Sea or the Indian Ocean. Either way, none has been true.

The latest hoax cited a sailor who spotted the entire body of the plane when fishing. In that story, the sailor was paid five million dollars for assisting the rescue team. The page requires the reader to share it on facebook in order to view the content of a video on its finding. This is the first sign that the site and the report are not credible.

No one has seen the video despite sharing the links on social media. You are taken through numerous marketing surveys in an attempt to view the video. Surprisingly, even the image used does not belong to the jet that disappeared. They are of US Airways Flight 1549. It crashed in Hudson River, New York back in 2009 January.

The dodgy affiliate marketing scheme takes advantage of unending curiosity surrounding the disappearance of the Dream Liner. Through the clicks as people search for the video, the site owners earn millions. Beyond the clicks and surveys, they have pages where you are required to enter you phone number. This will lead to a subscription to a very expensive text message service. You will never find the video but will help the marketers to make a lot of money.

The whereabouts of 239 passengers aboard the commercial flight remains a puzzle. The jet is also said to have been among the most advanced in the market. Despite availability of advanced technology, nothing has been found yet. Dozens of countries have been combing the Indian Ocean with no success.

Family members believe that there was a conspiracy involving countries and aviation industry players in its disappearance. They seek to offer any whistle blower five million dollars for information regarding the plane. With no information on the Boeing 777 Dream Liner almost a year after disappearance, any news about what happened after takeoff from Malaysia International Airport is welcome and goes viral.




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