REAL OR FAKE?
Heart-stopping video shows parachutist’s amazing near miss as a plane soars past at 5,000 feet – but is all as it seems?
Headcam footage showing the nail-biting moment has left the internet divided
THIS is the heart-stopping moment a parachutist narrowly avoided being struck by a plane 5,000ft in the air - but the clip has left viewers questioning whether it's real or fake.
Headcam footage appears to shows the private jet shooting over the man as he plummets to the ground.
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It was posted on YouTube and then shared on Reddit where sceptics quickly uncovered the dramatic video as a fake.
The short clip shows the parachutist looking to his right as he spins to the ground below.
But a small jet suddenly shoots overhead as the cameraman - thought to be uploader Jacob Menard - spirals round to see it disappearing into the distance.
Some web viewers were convinced the video was the real deal having experienced a similar situation.
One, Scubamine, wrote: "Can totally believe this. Had a similar incident (in a much slower/smaller plane)."
But critics were unconvinced - especially after realising the uploader had the same name as a visual effects studio worker.
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A tell-tale error was also spotted - one of the cords connecting the parachute to the jumper glitches for just a fraction of a second as though it has been copy and pasted back on to the video.
The video is still shrouded in mystery as it has since been removed.
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