India, June 16 -- Days after the deadly Air India plane crash claimed 270 lives, a report claiming to reveal the findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has made rounds of social media, especially WhatsApp.

The Press Information Bureau's fact-checking unit has dismissed this report as "fake."

The fake report claims that the AAIB probe revealed that a double engine failure was the reason behind the Ahmedabad plane crash.

Furthermore, the WhatsApp forward message also claims that Air India flight 171 has headed to London's Heathrow airport, which is false. Based on the information issued by the airline itself, the flight took off from Ahmedabad for London's Gatwick airport.

The post also claims that a total of 243 people ...