The badges are a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory among pilots and social media users.
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Logically→ Months old news report of volunteer pilots leaving the Israeli Air Force not related to recent conflict
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pentagon: Video doesn’t show U.S. pilots arriving in Palestine
Video shows U.S. Navy pilots arriving in Palestine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, there aren’t COVID-19 monitoring drones in Connecticut. Pilot program was scrapped in 2020
In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RT Did NOT Publish Article Saying ‘Post-Vaccine Myocarditis’ Affected Pilot In Plane Crash That Killed Yevgeny Prigozhin
Did RT, a Russian state news organization, publish a headline saying that the plane whose crash killed Yevgheny Prigozhin was piloted by a person suffering "post-vaccine myocarditis"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that RT ever
The Dispatch→ Congress Debates Airline Pilot Safety Measures
Plus: An impeachment inquiry could give House Republicans more power to investigate Joe Biden.
Logically→ Elon Musk’s 2016 statement on Tesla autopilot safety is not a deepfake
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence of pilots dying on flights from COVID-19 vaccine effects
"Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Colorful Image Is NOT A Real Photo Of A ‘Complete Rainbow’ Captured By Pilot At 30,000 Feet
Did a pilot capture a photo of a complete full-circle rainbow while flying 30,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean? No, that's not true: This image is not a real photograph -- it's a fabricated image. Several key features present in real rainb
Logically→ The World Economic Forum is demanding unvaccinated pilots to man its members’ flights to Davos.
The claim relies on a deliberate misrepresentation of an unrelated quote from an interview first shared six months before.
Full Fact→ The WEF hasn’t required unvaccinated pilots for Davos delegates
The false claim that delegates had to be flown to Davos by unvaccinated pilots has been circulating on social media.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Claims that World Economic Forum is hiring only unvaccinated pilots don’t fly
The World Economic Forum hired “unvaccinated pilots” to fly people into Davos, Switzerland, for its annual meeting for safety reasons.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has ‘Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos’
Did Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), ban "vaccinated pilots from transporting World Economic Forum members in and out of Davos due to the safety risk they pose"? No, there's no evidence that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Death Of Envoy Pilot Has NOT Been Linked To COVID-19 Vaccine Or Booster
Did a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) insider, a whistleblower, provide exclusive information to Real Raw News about a conversation on a cockpit voice recorder just before the pilot of Envoy Air flight 3556 became unresponsive? Does
Snopes→ Helmet Camera Footage Reportedly Shows Russian Pilot Ejecting from Downed Fighter Jet
Russian government sources report that the incident occurred in June 2022, and that the pilot was unharmed.
Logically→ Sachin Pilot’s sketch was presented to Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala.
A girl presented Gandhi with a sketch of the leader himself. The image of the two together was morphed to show that the sketch was of Sachin Pilot.
Snopes→ 2 Air France Pilots Suspended After Fighting in Cockpit
Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols.
Snopes→ 17-Year-Old Pilot Sets Record for Solo Flight Around World
A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World’s First Female F-35 Fighter Pilot Did NOT Crash
Did the world's first female F-35 pilot crash a plane on its first flight? No, that's not true: According to Lt. Col. (retired) Christine Mau, she has "never crashed any airplane." A public affairs officer with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Pilots In Video Were NOT Protesting COVID-19 Vaccine
Does this video show Delta Air Lines pilots protesting against the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This video shows Delta pilots picketing at an airport to demand higher pay. The picket was unrelated to the COVID vaccination. The c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, estos pilotos no protestan contra la vacuna COVID-19
Pilotos protestan contra vacuna COVID-19 en aeropuerto de Atlanta.
Full Fact→ Pilots wearing ‘chemtrails’ badges is a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory
The images appear alongside other pictures of water tanks used to simulate the weight of passengers during flight testing, but don’t prove anything.
Snopes→ Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof viral Facebook image of pilot spotting UFO is authentic
An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.”
Snopes→ Pilots in Line for Big Raises Amid Global Travel Disruptions
The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boeing 737 NOT Forced To ‘Emergency Land On Beach After Pilot Has Heart Attack’ — It’s Gaming Video Footage
Was a Boeing 737 forced into an emergency landing on the beach after the pilot had a heart attack? No, that's not true: The footage is not real; it's gaming video footage created for entertainment. The video shows an animated airplane bei
Snopes→ Pilot Down, Passenger Takes over with ‘No Idea How to Fly’
A passenger with no flying experience radioed an urgent plea for help when the pilot of a small plane suddenly fell ill off Florida’s Atlantic coast.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ Was NOT Killed In Battle Or Identified — Mythical Aviator ‘Embodies The Collective Spirit’ Of Ukrainian Pilots
Was the "Ghost of Kyiv" identified after dying in battle? No, that's not true: The Ghost of Kyiv is not a real person. The mythical aviator "embodies the collective spirit of" Ukrainian pilots, according to the Twitter account of the Ukra
Logically→ This image shows Natasha Perakov, the first Ukrainian female fighter pilot, who died fighting the Russian invasion.
The photo identifying Natasha Perakov is taken from a shopping site. Nadiya Savchenko is Ukraine's first female combat pilot, and she is still alive.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukraine recognized downed pilot as ‘hero,’ but claims he was the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ are unsubstantiated
Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Pilot Of Military Aircraft C-17’ Failed Emergency Landing — It’s Digital Simulation
Does this video show a failed emergency landing of a "military aircraft C-17," with the pilot getting fired as a result? No, that's not true: This footage is from a flight simulator, which can be used on personal computers. The footage is
Logically→ The “Ghost of Kyiv,” a Ukrainian fighter pilot, is really called Samuyil Hyde.
An old image of a U.S. fighter pilot has been manipulated to show comedian Sam Hyde’s face. This is not a picture of the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s First Female Fighter Pilot ‘Natasha Perakov’ Did NOT Die In Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Did Ukraine's "first female fighter pilot" Natasha Perakov die after sustaining critical wounds in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Not only is a picture used to identify Perakov actually of another service member in
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Samuyil Hyde is an internet meme, not the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ pilot
"Ukrainian fighter-ace known as the 'Ghost of Kyiv's real name is Samuyil Hyde.”
Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.
An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuyil Hyde Is NOT The Mythical "Ghost of Kyiv" Pilot in Ukraine
Is a man named Samuyil Hyde the mysterious pilot known as the "Ghost of Kyiv"? No, that's not true: at this point in time it is still uncertain if the rumored pilot said to have downed six or more Russian planes over Ukraine even exists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Pilot Ejecting From Exploding Plane Does NOT Show Shootdown of Russian Plane
Was the photo used by KyivPost to illustrate a tweet about the alleged downing of a plane over Ukraine a picture of the actual incident? No, that's not true: The photo of a pilot ejecting from a MiG-29S Fulcrum was taken in 1993 shortly a
Snopes→ Yes, a Pilot Really Did Survive Being Sucked Out of an Airplane in 1990
For once, social media posts actually understated the miraculous and dramatic story of British Airways Flight 5390.
The Dispatch→ No Evidence to Suggest Navy Pilot’s Crash Was Because of a Vaccine Reaction
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Navy Pilot Crashed Aircraft Because They Received COVID-19 Vax Booster
Did a U.S. Navy pilot have to eject themselves from an aircraft before a crash caused by their reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine booster? No, that's not true: Although a Navy pilot was involved in an incident with a fighter jet that caused t