A man shared a video online showing late Air India hostess, Nganthoi Sharma, who died in the Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.

As quoted by the Economic Times (ET), the CEO of digital fraud detection firm mFilterIT, Amit Relan, remarked that the company has “ observed a disturbing pattern in how bad actors are leveraging AI and social media platforms to spread misinformation and commit fraud during sensitive events like the Air India Flight 171 crash. ”

When contacted, Air India said pilots conducted simulator tests on their own, and the airline had no role in that.