Does a real "leaked video" show an argument between FlyDubai pilots? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool assessed the clip and concluded that it was 95.8% "Likely to be AI-generated," while the audio came from a 2017 road-rage video. Lead Stories found no matching news reports about a leaked video involving FlyDubai pilots.
The claim appeared in a video (archived here) posted by the @WireSpy92 account on X on Oct. 1, 2026. The caption in the video read:
Leaked Video from FlightDubai [sic]
This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @WireSpy92 on X.)
The video is embedded below (warning: NSFW):
-- WireSpy (@WireSpy92) October 1, 2026
Video analysis
The Hive Moderation AI-Generated Content Detection tool (archived here) concluded that the video was 95.8% "Likely to be AI-Generated":
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
Audio analysis
The audio in the video is real but has nothing to do with the FlyDubai cockpit incident. It originated in a viral 2017 road-rage video (archived here).
The video is embedded below:
News searches
A Lead Stories search on Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) did not return any matching results from established news outlets supporting the claim, using the search terms: "FlyDubai," "pilots," "argument," and "video."
Background
On Sept. 30, 2026, a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying 174 people made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane (archived here). The aircraft rapidly descended from about 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in roughly a minute before the wounded captain opened the cockpit door, allowing a passenger and a crew member to subdue the attacker while other crew members regained control. The plane landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and the co-pilot was arrested; his motive remains under investigation.
