Israeli F-16 pilot demoted after faking kill

A Israeli Air Force F-16 pilot was demoted after it was discovered that he had lied about downing an opposing aircraft during an exercise and faking a video to support his claim.

Israeli F-16C takes off from Ovda Airport in November 2013
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Channel 2 television, which broke the news, did not say when the act took place. The disciplinary action took place this week.