The U.S. Army helicopter in the Jan. 29 plane collision was the same model of helicopter in the 2020 Kobe Bryant crash.
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PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, U.S. skater Jon Maravilla wasn’t kept from boarding plane that collided with Army helicopter
“U.S. figure skater Jon Maravilla was reportedly prevented from boarding a doomed flight to Washington, D.C.”
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.
The Dispatch→ Internet Users Misidentify Pilot of Helicopter in Reagan Airport Collision
Jo Ellis had no involvement in the collision.
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→ Facebook posts – Social media posts misidentify transgender pilot Jo Ellis as a crew member on Black Hawk helicopter
“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Hawk Helicopter DID Respond To Air Traffic Control Warnings Before DC Collision With Passenger Plane
Did a Black Hawk helicopter fail to respond to warnings seconds before colliding with a civilian airliner that was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025? No, that's not true: Air traffic contro
PolitiFact→ X posts – Barack Obama was not on military helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet near DC
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
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→ Fact Check: Helicopter That Collided With Flight AA5342 In DC Area Was NOT Operated By Local Police — It Was Military Helicopter
Was the helicopter involved in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, a police helicopter? No, that's not true: Local police refuted the claim shortly after the crash. According to the U.S. Department of Defense,
Internet Archive→ President Trump Remarks on Helicopter-Jet Collision : CSPAN2 : January 30, 2025 11:21am-11:57am EST
[LIVE] President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House about the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington, DC. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the followin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopters Taking Mexican Firefighters To Help Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts In January 2025
Does a video show helicopters taking Mexican firefighters to help in Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts in January 2025, as a social media post implied? No, that's not true: Spokespeople for the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Califo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Armed Drones In New Jersey Firing Weapons In December 2024 — It’s A Marine Helicopter, Military Confirms
Do videos in a social media post show drones firing weapons in New Jersey in December 2024? No, that's not true: A military spokesperson at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst told Lead Stories that both videos show a "U.S. Marine helicopter
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t an image of Joe Biden hanging from a helicopter on Donald Trump Jr.’s Truth Social
Says Donald Trump Jr. “has a banner photo of Joe Biden being hung from a helicopter.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a FEMA helicopter didn’t deliberately blow away hurricane relief supplies in North Carolina
“FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claims of ‘No Help’ or Helicopters Sent for Helene Victims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his continued attack on the federal response to Hurricane Helene, former President Donald Trump falsely said that no helicopters and no help were sent to the affected areas for d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Firefighters Rescued By Helicopter NOT From North Carolina Floods But From Czech Republic
Does a video on social media show firefighters being rescued by helicopter during the North Carolina floods in late September 2024? No, that's not true: The video is actually from September 15, 2024, in the Czech Republic, not the United
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Ingenuity Helicopter’s First Flight Showed Mars NOT Algerian Desert Landscape
Does footage of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's first flight actually show the desert landscape of Algeria and not Mars in the background? No, that's not true: Footage of the takeoff and landing of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, posted
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show mosquitoes released from helicopter in Massachusetts amid virus scare
Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s unproven story about Willie Brown and a harrowing emergency helicopter landing
“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopter Spraying Over El Salvador To Harm Humans — Dengue Fever Alert Prompted Mosquito Fumigation
Does a video on Instagram show helicopters in El Salvador spraying communities with something harmful to humans in the guise of treating for mosquitoes? No, that's not true: El Salvador's National Defense Ministry said the clip shows the
PolitiFact→ Alex Jones – No, weather data did not vanish on the day of Iran helicopter crash. That claim is False.
“All of the satellite weather data for the day of the Iranian president’s crash has been removed.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: May 19, 2024, Weather Data IS NOT Missing For Region Where Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi Crashed
Did someone remove the satellite weather data from May 19, 2024, in the region of Jolfa, Iran, where a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed in foggy conditions in the mountains? No, that's not true: As of May 21, 20
PolitiFact→ X posts – Crash photos on X are from 2020 plane mishap, not 2024 helicopter crash that killed Iran
Photos show bodies of people who died in the helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Full Fact→ Image of crashed helicopter is from Texas not Iran
A photo of a damaged helicopter is circulating on social media with false claims it shows the crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All Photos In Post Are Authentic Images Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Do all the pictures in a social media post show wreckage of the helicopter accident that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in May 2024? No, that's not true: Only one of the four images was of the aftermath of the crash in northwester
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Burning Helicopter Going Down Is NOT Authentic Photo Of Crash That Killed Iranian President
Does an image on social media show the helicopter crash that killed several government officials including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi? No, that's not true: This image was created using digital editing tools and does not depict a real
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – X account posted helicopter emoji after news of the crash involving Raisi broke, not before
Israel War Room posted a helicopter emoji “minutes before the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash landing broke.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Two Indian Diplomats Were Arrested In Iran In Investigation Of President Raisi’s Fatal Helicopter Crash
Were two diplomats from India's Embassy in Iran detained or arrested in connection with the investigation of the helicopter crash that killed the country's president, among other officials? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to sup
Full Fact→ Crash pictures don’t show wreckage of Iranian president’s helicopter crash
A number of pictures shared widely online wrongly claim to show the aftermath of the crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Filmmaker Mike deGruy died in a helicopter crash, not for “exposing the truth”
Filmmaker Mike deGruy died for "exposing the truth."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Weather conditions, not Joe Biden, linked to helicopter crash that killed Nigerian banker
Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That an IDF Helicopter Fired on and Killed Israelis on October 7
A news story relied on one unnamed source and the Israeli police have disputed it.
Full Fact→ Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians.
Logically→ No, Israel did not admit that Apache helicopters fired upon their own civilians at the Supernova music festival
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopters From Arab Countries Moving Toward Gaza — It Shows Mexican Navy Anniversary In Veracruz, Mexico
Does a video show helicopters from "Arab countries" flying toward Gaza in formation with their flags? No, that's not true: This video was filmed on October 4, 2023, in Veracruz, Mexico, and features an air show that was staged as part of