A trans National Guard pilot was falsely accused of flying the helicopter in the fatal plane collision
A trans member of the National Guard is speaking out after a wave of claims on social media falsely pointed to her as the ...
MAGA Forces Trans Solider to Say They Weren’t Flying Doomed Black Hawk
A transgender soldier has been forced to deny that she was the pilot of the helicopter that fatally collided with a jetliner ...
Trans National Guard Pilot Falsely Associated with DC Chopper, Jet Crash
Two days after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet in Washington D.C., on Jan. 29, 2025, rumors began spreading that the pilot of the helicopter was Jo ...
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Social media posts misidentify transgender pilot Jo Ellis as a crew member on Black Hawk helicopter
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jo Ellis is a member of the Virginia Army National Guard. She posted a statement and video on Facebook saying she is alive and debunking the rumor. Many questions remain after ...
Trans Black Hawk pilot wrongly named in crash rumors wants people to stop sharing fake news
A trans National Guard pilot has been wrongly named in social media posts as being dead in D.C. crash. She's asking for help stopping the rumor online ...
Who is Jo Ellis, the transgender pilot wrongly named in DC crash?
She served in the Iraq War and the fight against the Islamic State. Now she is the latest victim of a far-right hoax machine ...
Trans pilot shares ‘proof of life' video amid false claims she flew helicopter in D.C. crash
Several right-wing social media accounts falsely claimed a transgender pilot in the Virginia National Guard was flying the ...