PARTLY FALSE: This image claiming to show Ethiopian Airlines pilots asleep while flying is not authe...

The image is AI-generated. <source srcset="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcset="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*DfYHWam4qcNW6fJBefNAfQ.png 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/> This Facebook post purporting to show two Ethiopian Airlines pilots asleep while flying a plane at 37,000 feet is PARTLY FALSE.

The Facebook post adds that the two pilots woke up after 25 minutes to land the plane.

<source srcset="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" type="image/webp"/><source data-testid="og" srcset="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 640w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 720w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:750/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 750w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:786/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 786w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:828/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 828w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1100/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 1100w, https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*n7VMankhZ403oQHe 1400w" sizes="(min-resolution: 4dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 4) and (max-width: 700px) 50vw, (min-resolution: 3dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 67vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3) and (max-width: 700px) 65vw, (min-resolution: 2.5dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2.5) and (max-width: 700px) 80vw, (min-resolution: 2dppx) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px"/> The New York Times reported on 20 August 2022 that two Ethiopian Airlines pilots reportedly fell asleep at 37,000 feet and missed their landing window while flying into Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The pilots were operating a Boeing 737–800 from Khartoum,...