We appeared for the pictures of ‘Samuyil Hyde’ on Google and the outcomes confirmed us one Sam Hyde, recognized as an American comic, actor, and author.
We additionally discovered a Buzzfeed News video from 2019, which talked about how Hyde’s photos have been typically used after mass shootings figuring out him as a shooter since 2015.
We additionally got here throughout a photograph of Hyde on Wikimedia Commons. Comparing the picture with the viral declare, we discovered that the face of the “pilot” was certainly that of Hyde.
Next, we carried out a reverse picture search on the viral picture. Supplementing the search with the key phrase ‘pilot’ led us to the unique picture revealed on Air Force Magazine’s article in 2018.
It recognized the pilot as late Captain Seth Nehring and credited the picture to Senior Master Sergeant Chris Drudge.
Taking a cue from right here, we used key phrases that included the photographer’s and pilot’s names and located the identical picture uploaded to the United States Air Force’s official web site.
While we can’t independently confirm the existence of the ‘Ghost of Kyiv,’ we are able to verify that the picture being shared as that of the ‘Ghost’ doesn’t present a Ukrainian ace pilot.
Clearly, an American comedian’s {photograph} was edited onto a US Air Force pilot’s picture and was shared to falsely declare that the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ had been recognized as 36-year-old Samuyil Hyde.
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