'Insulting': Trans Pilot Falsely Tied To DC Crash Knocks Those Pushing Bogus Claims
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Jo Ellis, a Black Hawk pilot with the Virginia National Guard, shared a "proof of life" video in response to social media users linking her to the deadly midair collision.
A transgender helicopter pilot falsely identified as the person that flew the helicopter involved in the deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C., took to social media on Friday to shut down bogus claims tying her to the disaster.
Jo Ellis, a Black Hawk pilot with the Virginia National Guard, shared a “proof of life” video on Facebook after earlier remarking on the “craziness” from internet “bots and trolls” who claimed she was involved in the collision that left 67 people dead near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
“It is insulting to the families to try to tie this to some sort of political agenda,” Ellis said in the clip.
“They don’t deserve that. I don’t deserve this. And I hope that you all know that I am alive and well, and this should be sufficient for you all to end all the rumors.”
She continued by reading a statement, “The Department of Defense is responsible for casualty notifications. There were no Virginia National Guard personnel on that Black Hawk that collided with the jetliner on Wednesday evening.”
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Information and data from numerous departments disappeared after a memo instructing federal employees to eliminate material related to "gender ideology" and other topics.
"This could mean life or death and she has not received a death penalty as her sentence," one of the women's family members wrote.