Following the AAIB's preliminary report into the Air India AI 171 plane crash on 12 June 2025, social media users shared false and misleading claims surrounding the series of events leading up to, and the party responsible for the fatal crash.

Citing a preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the Wall Street Journal notes that the fuel cutoff switches for both engines were moved to the "cutoff" position within a one-second interval, just moments after liftoff. The aircraft crashed 32 seconds after takeoff.

The first officer asked the more experienced captain why he moved the switches to the "cutoff" position after it climbed off the runway, the report said.