Originally Posted by Bullethead
This quote from one of the many web sites reporting the incident:
Ecko acknowledged Friday that his company had rented a 747 cargo jet at San Bernardino's airport and covertly painted one side to look like Air Force One. Employees signed secrecy agreements and worked inside a giant hangar until the night the video was made. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost.
There are rumours that the US Govt forced Ecko into the story to save them the embarrassment, but in any case, and just like a good percentage of the Chaser stuff, this video is also
likely a fake.