Emirates has called out social media platforms for not acting quicker to remove a video showing a fake plane crash. The video, which appears to be computer-generated, shows a fake Emirates plane crash in Abu Dhabi.

The airline has contacted social media platforms "to remove the video or make clear that it is digitally created footage to avoid false and alarming information."

Middle Eastern carrier, Emirates, has issued a statement to debunk a video circulating online depicting a crash of one of their aircraft. While fake or simulated crash videos are not new, it appears that the purported video was convincing enough to cause enough alarm and had forced the airline to issue an official statement.

It was Christmas Day when a passenger plane crashed in western Kazakhstan, near the city of Aktau. Out of 67 people on board, 38 died and