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French TV channel mistakenly reports Mossad agent ‘Eli Copter’ behind Iran president crash
A presenter for the French language version of i24 reported a joke from Telegram
May 20, 2024 11:35
A presenter for the French language version of i24 reported a joke from Telegram
May 20, 2024 11:35A news presenter for a French-Israeli TV channel has been ridiculed online for reporting a Telegram joke about a Mossad agent called ‘Eli Kopter’.
Daniel Haik, a political analyst for i24 Francais, the French language version of i24, an international 24-hour news channel based in Israel was being interviewed last night after Iran’s president was killed in a helicopter crash.
i24 Francais political analyst Daniel Haik [Missing Credit]
During a live segment updating on the crash, Haik quoted a Telegram channel saying: “The pilot was a Mossad agent with the name ‘Eli Copter’, it’s not currently clear whether this is true or not, but that’s the rumour going around.”
Haik was ridiculed for not recognising the joke, which also works in French as the word for helicopter is the same as in English.
