Jo Ellis, a transgender army service member, has refuted false claims circulating on social media that she was a pilot of a Black Hawk helicopter involved in a deadly crash in Washington that killed 67 people. The misinformation, propagated by a social media account, inaccurately identified her as CW2 and made unsubstantiated claims about her political views. Ellis expressed her dismay on Facebook, urging for these false narratives to be reported and emphasizing that they are insulting to the victims and their families.
"Some craziness has happened on the internet and I'm being named as one of the pilots of the DC crash. Please report any accounts or posts you see. It's insulting to the victims and families of those lost and they deserve better than this BS from the bots and trolls of the internet."
"The level of stupidity people jump to on zero information is insane."
"Jo has been making radicalized anti-Trump statements on socials."
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