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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, US Army Black Hawk helicopter not the same model as chopper in Kobe Bryant’s crash
The U.S. Army helicopter in the Jan. 29 plane collision was the same model of helicopter in the 2020 Kobe Bryant crash.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Unfounded claims that plane crashes were human sacrifices for the Super Bowl spread online
Recent plane crashes in the United States were “human sacrifice rituals” for the Super Bowl.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Initial reports that people survived Potomac plane crash aren’t proof the ‘story isn’t adding up’
Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t video of a missile crashing into a Philadelphia neighborhood
Video shows a missile crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood Jan. 31, not a jet.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show the Jan. 29 plane crash in Washington D.C.
Video shows “airplane crash with helicopter in Washington D.C.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, CNN wasn't reporting on the Potomac River plane crash hours ‘before it happened’
CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The Black Hawk helicopter in the American Airlines crash was piloted, not autonomous
The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash “was being controlled remotely.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post FALSELY Identifies Woman In Photo As Pilot Of Black Hawk Helicopter in DC Crash
Does an image in a social media post show one of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots killed in the January 2025 Washington, D.C., aircraft collision as she worked on the White House staff for two years "instead of flying"? No, that's not tru
Full Fact→ Trans woman misidentified as helicopter pilot in Washington plane crash
A false claim has spread widely on social media since the fatal crash between an American Airlines regional jet and a US army helicopter that it was piloted by a trans woman called Jo Ellis.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence for the Political Finger-Pointing Over D.C. Plane Crash
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. After the deadly collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., politicians and political commentators were quick to cast blame. President Donal
The Dispatch→ Crashed Planes
Flight 5342 and ‘Flight 93.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report January 29, 2025, DC Plane Crash Hours Before It Happened
Did CNN report the January 29, 2025, plane crash in the Washington, D.C., area hours before it occurred? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the news outlet refuted the claim. A Google spokesperson said sometimes the timestamps in sea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Helicopter In DC Crash Was NOT Unmanned Or Remotely Controlled
Was the military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, unmanned or remotely controlled? No, that's not true: An Army spokesperson told Lead Stories, "The Army UH-60 Black
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transgender Pilot Jo Ellis Was NOT Aboard Black Hawk Helicopter That Crashed in Washington
Was pilot Jo Ellis, a transgender woman, aboard the Black Hawk helicopter that was involved in a midair collision with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025? No, that's not true: She told Lead Stories "I was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Senior Military Official Aboard Black Hawk Helicopter In Fatal Crash At Reagan National Airport
Did the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, have a senior military official on board? No, that's not true: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that th
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
PolitiFact→ Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say
Days before a helicopter collided with a jet over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump fired aviation officials and changed aviation hiring policies. But experts find it unlikely that those actions would have contributed to the collision.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Path Map Does NOT Prove Flight 5342 Suddenly Reversed Direction Before Fatal Crash
Does flight path data on a map prove that Flight 5342 suddenly reversed direction before fatally crashing into the Potomac River? No, that's not true: The reversal shown in a clip streamed by global flight tracking service Flightradar24 w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Helicopter In Reagan National Airport Crash Was NOT ‘Flying Dark’ By Not Using ADS-B Transponder
Was the military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, "flying dark," as it was supposed to be broadcasting with an ADS-B transponder signal? No, that's not true: While th
Lead Stories→ American Eagle Flight 5342 Crash in Washington DC — What We Know So Far
American Airlines reported a Bombardier CRJ700 plane flying under their regional airline brand American Eagle was involved in an accident over the Potomac river while approaching Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time
Full Fact→ Viral clip does not show passengers praying before Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The footage was actually taken during an Air Algérie flight that landed safely in September 2024.
Full Fact→ Plane crash video not linked to fires in LA
The footage actually shows a plane that crashed in Chile in January 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Document Drone Crash In New York City On Christmas Eve 2024 — Video Is An AI Fake
Did a large drone crash in New York City on Christmas Eve 2024 as claimed by a video posted on X? No, that's not true: There are several clues in the video that point to it being AI-generated and the account that posted it published sever
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t footage of a drone crash, and the ‘Star Wars’ stormtroopers are a clue
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A ‘Drone Down’ In New Jersey — Small Plane Crashed In Connecticut
Does a video show a "drone down" in New Jersey? No, that's not true: This footage shows the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on Interstate 684 in Greenwich, Connecticut, on December 12, 2024. There were two people on board the plane
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fatal airplane crash on Connecticut-New York border falsely identified as drone crash in New Jersey
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Researcher Who Died In Malaysia Airlines Crash Was NOT Planning To Declare Virus A ‘Man-Made Disease’
Was a prominent HIV researcher who died in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 planning to declare the virus a "man-made disease"? No, that's not true: Dr. Joep Lange's work in the field of HIV/AIDS focused largely on developing
Full Fact→ Image of plane crashing into bridge is digital art not real disaster
The picture is circulating on social media along with false claims it shows a ‘horrific plane crash caught on camera’.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Catastrophic Plane Crash On Bridge
Full Fact→ Meme does not show crashed Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet
The image in the meme is of a US Air Force plane that crashed in California in 2019 due to a mechanical malfunction.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Serena Williams Did NOT Die Following ‘Tragic Car Crash’ On September 23, 2024
Did tennis star Serena Williams die following a tragic car crash in Texas in September 2024, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: As of September 25, 2024, there was no evidence to suggest that Williams had died. The legend
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof Kamala Harris injured a person in 2011 car crash. Flawed story comes from unreputable site
On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT In Hit-And-Run Accident In 2011 — ‘KBSF’ News Station Does NOT Exist, Image Of Crash Is From 2018
Did Kamala Harris hit a 13-year-old girl with a car and leave the scene in 2011? No, that's not true: The "KBSF-TV" news station cited in the social media post does not exist in San Francisco and the website that posted the article was cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof ‘Eight Cancer Doctors’ Aboard Brazil Voepass Flight Vowed To ‘Release Evidence Linking mRNA To Turbo Cancer’ Before Crash
Had doctors aboard the Brazilian airline flight that crashed in August 2024 vowed to release evidence linking mRNA technology to "turbo cancer", as an article by The People's Voice said? No, that's not true: The People's Voice is a websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cancer Researcher ‘Dr. Leo Ferreira’ Was NOT Killed In Brazil Plane Crash — It Was José Ferreira
Did Leonardo Ferreira die in a Brazil plane crash in August 2024, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: Leonardo Ferreira, the man shown in the video, confirmed to Lead Stories that he is alive and well. Another man with the same l
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts misidentify immunologist as someone who died in Aug. 9 plane crash in Brazil
Dr. Leo Ferreira, a cancer researcher shown in a video clip, was on the plane that crashed in Brazil on Aug. 9.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video was computer-generated, it doesn’t show a plane crashing into the Milad Tower
A plane crashed into the Milad Tower, July 31, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No secret: President Joe Biden’s first wife died in a car crash
President Joe Biden “killed his first wife.”