Fact check: Are immigrants being put on planes, tied up, killed, and pushed off the planes into bodies of water? Have any corpses that can be identified as immigrants been found on shore?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, there is no evidence supporting the specific claim that immigrants are being put on planes, tied up, killed, and pushed off planes into bodies of water. The sources examined fall into three categories:

• Airplane conspiracy theories: Sources about Malaysia Airlines MH370, TWA Flight 800, and an El Al crash in Amsterdam contain no relevant information about immigrants being killed and thrown from aircraft ^{[1] [2] [3]}.
• Border migration deaths: Sources documenting migrant deaths along the US-Mexico border report deaths from environmental exposure, vehicle collisions, and water-related incidents, but make no mention of the specific airplane-related claims ^{[4] [5] [6]}. The US-Mexico border has been identified as the world's deadliest migration land route ^[6].
• Mediterranean Sea discoveries: Crucially, multiple corpses with hands and feet tied have been found in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, with police suspecting the victims may be migrants from North Africa ^{[7] [8]}. However, these discoveries do not involve aircraft - the bodies were found floating in waters near Mallorca and off the Libyan coast ^{[9] [8]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question appears to conflate separate tragic realities affecting migrants:

• Documented migrant deaths: Thousands of migrants die attempting dangerous border crossings, particularly along the US-Mexico border and Mediterranean routes. These deaths result from drowning, exposure, and other hazards of irregular migration ^{[4] [5] [6]}.
• Evidence of violence against migrants: The discovery of bound bodies in Mediterranean waters suggests organized violence against migrants, though not involving aircraft ^{[7] [8]}.
• Conspiracy theory elements: The specific claim about airplanes mirrors patterns found in various aviation conspiracy theories, which often emerge around unexplained aircraft incidents ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

Human trafficking organizations and smuggling networks would benefit from disinformation that obscures the actual methods and routes of migrant exploitation, as it diverts attention from their real operations.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains several problematic elements:

• Unsubstantiated airplane claims: No evidence exists for the specific scenario of immigrants being thrown from aircraft, despite extensive documentation of other forms of migrant deaths and violence.
• Conflation of separate issues: The question appears to merge real instances of bound migrant bodies found at sea ^{[7] [8]} with unfounded airplane-related claims.
• Sensationalized framing: The graphic nature of the question resembles conspiracy theory narratives rather than evidence-based inquiry about documented migrant deaths and disappearances.

The question may inadvertently spread misinformation by suggesting a specific, unproven method of violence while overlooking the documented realities of migrant deaths through environmental hazards, trafficking violence, and dangerous crossing attempts that are extensively recorded by organizations monitoring border deaths ^{[4] [5] [6]}.