Claim: San Diego Flight 513, which was en route from Germany to Brazil, went missing after taking off from Germany in 1954 and safely landed in Brazil 35 years later, in 1989.
Fact-check: Viral story of San Diego Flight 513 is a work of fiction published by the US-based tabloid 'Weekly World News' - FACTLY
Verdict: no such incident has occurred. there are no records of any airline called "san diego airlines" or of a flight numbered 513 disappearing in 1954. we found that the viral story of san diego flight 513 is a work of fiction, first published on 14 november 1989 by a us-based tabloid called weekly world news , where it was referred to as santiago flight 513. weekly world news is known for publishing fictional content. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-10-17T10:17:15