Trans Black Hawk Pilot Incorrect Named In Crash Says Help Stop Fake News

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Update: A video and additional statement from Jo Ellis has been added since the article was originally published.

A trans woman that is wrongly named as one of the pilots in a Deadly in the middle of the air collision Between a helicopter and aircraft in Washington, DC, people ask to help stop the spread of the fake news online. Crashed killed 67 peopleIncluding US army members and some families tied to the art skating.

“Some madness has happened on the internet and I am named as one of the pilots for the DC crash,” Ellis published, a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) -UH60 Black Hawk Pilot in Virginia National Guard.

Rumors spread after President Donald Trump said that DEI initiatives in the Federal Aviation Administration to hire air traffic controllers could have caused the fatal crash on Thursday. He has also signed one Latest executive order to limit trans -transient people’s military service.

She went to Facebook Friday morning and asked for help to stop the spread of the wrong information, including uploading a proof of life video and issuing a statement.

She said that neither she nor the families of the degraded victims deserve to be tied to this tragedy for a political agenda and called the move “insulting.”

The reason why the aircraft collided is still under investigation.

Ellis has been in Virginia National Guard for 15 years, according to a post made on Tuesday, January 28 at Michael Painconish’s web site. She describes why she decided to switch in the position in a Podcast Conversation with Smerconish.

She previously worked as the digital media manager for Smerconish’s website. In her private life, she is an IT engineer according to the profile.

Ellis made a statement that the US Department of Defense is responsible for injuries and there were no Virginia National Guard members aboard Black Hawk crashing.

“Please report any accounts or posts you see. It is insulting for the victims and families to the lost ones, and they deserve better than this BS from Bots and Troll on the Internet,” she wrote Friday.

A Black Hawk -Pilot killed in DC crash was from Mississippi

Family members confirmed on Wednesday that Andrew Eaves, a man raised in Noxubee County, was one of the helicopter pilots who died in the crash.

His wife shared the news in a post on Facebook Thursday: “My husband was one of the pilots in Blackhawk. We pray that you pray for our family and friends and for all the other families suffering today. We pray for Peace while we mourn.

Trump quotes FAA DEI efforts as factor in crashes without evidence

On Thursday, President Donald Trump said the crash “could have been” employment practice for the bite and Obama era, which focused on diversity, justice and inclusion.

“Hearing, vision, lack of extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric disabilities and dwarfism – all qualify for the position as a controller of aircraft administration’s criteria for hiring air traffic controllers.

According to FAA, air traffic controllers must meet specific medical standards and be cleared by a surgeon.

Contributing: Lici Beveridge, Chris Mueller, Joedy McCreary, Brieanna J. Frank, Eric Litke

Bonnie the ball is the deep southern Connect reporter for Mississippi with Gannett/USA today. E -Mail her on [email protected].