India, March 6 -- Viral videos circulated online appeared to show that a US jet had crashed in Basrah, Iraq, amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. However, CENTCOM, or United States Central Command shared an update on X, quashing these rumors.

"Rumors are circulating on social media of a U.S. fighter jet shot down over Basra. These are baseless and NOT TRUE," they wrote.

Prior to the clarification, several videos began to circulate on social media, albeit from unverified profiles. "Unconfirmed footage of the ejected pilot in Basrah," a page noted. The alleged video appeared to show a person in a parachute.

The video was viewed over 32,000 times at the time of writing. One person also claimed "The American pilot whose jet crashed in Basr...