The MH370 case has once again captured public attention with the investigator’s shocking statements, 10 years after the plane disappeared.
The MH370 case has shocked again with new shocking claims.
MH370 disappeared after taking off from Kuala Lumpur. Debris suspected of being from MH370 arrived on Reunion Island. The search took place near Australia. Photo by: Quora
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing. But after 38 minutes of travel, at 01:20, the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers over the East Sea.
The fate of the Boeing 777 and its 239 passengers and crew is still unknown.
French investigative journalist Florence de Changy has been investigating missing planes for a decade and is the author of an explosive book on the mystery of MH370.
“It was a shock for the families,” he said.
The official information has been imposed on them with such force that they have no choice but to stick to it and all they can ask is to continue searching for MH370. They fear that if they start to doubt the government, the negotiations will be broken off.”
On March 2, 2024, The Sun newspaper published an exclusive interview with Ms. Florence, in which she questioned the official version of the disappearance of MH370.
Investigative journalist Florence de Changy. Photo: Elizabeth Leech
Investigative journalist Florence de Changy. Photo: Elizabeth Leech
Flight Path: The Mysterious Key
According to official information, the plane was still emitting radar signals as it flew over Malaysia and disappeared over the Andaman Sea.
Satellite analysis reportedly showed the plane had turned and probably plunged into the southern Indian Ocean.
A possible crash site has been identified 2,400 kilometres southwest of Australia.
The research there was the most expensive in the history of aviation.
However, apart from the controversial wreckage, no trace of the plane remains.
Ms Florence found evidence from intelligence sources and said: “I am more certain than ever that there was no accident in the southern Indian Ocean. The plane continued to fly until 02:40.
Question of fragments
Investigators said the first piece of debris discovered on July 29, 2015, was a piece of the right wing called a flaperon that washed up on a beach on Reunion Island, a French territory near Mauritius, about 3,500 miles from Malaysia.
But Florence said: “There are many good reasons to believe that the debris did not come from MH370.
“First of all, they didn’t even determine the origin of the flaperon. That’s shocking. Secondly, they said the flaperon had suffered two consecutive impacts, but that’s not consistent with an accident at sea either,” Florence said.
“Also, just because the composite part broke doesn’t mean it can float. In the fiercest ocean on the planet, you have to travel up to 16 km/day in a straight line for more than 500 days to reach Reunion Island. “I’m sure the article has nothing to do with flight MH370,” the investigative journalist said.
Captain: Guilty or innocent?
Suspicion initially fell on Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 52, who was said to have a chaotic love life.
The then Malaysian prime minister even suggested that Zaharie might be behind a murder-suicide plot.
But Florence said: “I believe the captain is innocent. He has been at the centre of many accusations and smear campaigns. I have spoken to people who knew him and have looked at confidential police reports about him. “I believe he is a good person and has nothing to do with the fate of the plane.”
Relatives of MH370 passenger desperately wait for news of their loved ones at a hotel in Beijing, March 9, 2014. Photo: Reuters
Relatives of MH370 passenger desperately wait for news of their loved ones at a hotel in Beijing, March 9, 2014. Photo: Reuters Reuters Product
: Is this a cover-up?
According to the cargo manifest, there were 4.5 tonnes of fresh mangosteen and 2.5 tonnes of small household appliances on MH370.
“Mangosteen doesn’t mean anything,” Ms. Florence said. March is not mangosteen season and the volume is ridiculous. “Then I found out that mangosteen was on every MH370 flight for the next month.”
“The biggest hub for illegal trade between Africa and China is Kuala Lumpur airport. Mangosteen can be used as a cover for all sorts of things, including rhino horn or ivory,” Florence said.
As for electrical appliances, he said, according to official reports, they were not inspected by scanners, and “this is a big problem.”
Florence said the cargo could force the plane to make an emergency landing. He also added: “I think steps have been taken to confiscate the cargo. “If you are surrounded by military aircraft, you must obey orders.”
Self-propelled diving device reveals location of Malaysia Flight 370 after years of mystery,” with the hashtag “#MH370LocationRevealed”
However, according to experts and online detection tools, these images are created using AI. There is no reliable news that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found. They all include elements that match the AI-generated images.
James O’Brien, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, told USA Today: The scene in the photograph is very clear, unlike in reality. The letters and logos on the side of the plane appear in bright colors and in different positions in two photographs that are believed to be of the wreckage. There are also other differences between the two photos, even though they are of the same subject.
“In one photo, there is no ‘370’ on the side of the plane, the nose is delaminated and the right front door is missing. In the other photo, everything is assembled and the number ‘370’ is clearly written on the plane,” he analyzed, saying that the skeletons sitting in the seats looked ready.
Hive Moderation’s AI detection tool shows that images have a 99.3%, 98%, and 97.5% chance of containing AI-generated content or a deepfake, respectively.
There is no credible news to support the article’s claim that the plane’s wreckage has been found. The post links to an article claiming that the plane was found using “advanced underwater drones,” but there is no evidence of that either.
USA Today reached out to the person who shared the post for further information but did not receive a response.
MH370 disappeared after leaving Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people. Over the years, a number of search campaigns have been launched but have yielded no results.
The search officially ended in 2017 after scouring about 46,000 square miles of the southern Indian Ocean without finding anything.
More recently, the American company Ocean Infinity submitted a search plan for MH370 to the Malaysian government in order to implement a new search plan using the “no search, no cost” method.
