The Hill reports:
A transgender military helicopter pilot sued a conservative social media influencer for alleged defamation on Wednesday, two months after she was falsely blamed for a deadly midair collision over the Potomac River in Washington. Jo Ellis, a pilot in the Virginia National Guard, filed the defamation suit against Matt Wallace, a cryptocurrency investor and influencer on the social platform X.
In January, Wallace falsely claimed on his X account, where he has 2.2 million followers, that Ellis had been operating the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet on Jan. 29. Far-right social media personalities and conservative provocateurs in recent years have been quick to claim, often without evidence, that transgender people are to blame for devastating acts of violence.
Read the full article. Shortly after Wallace’s first of several false claims, Ellis posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook to let followers know that she was not dead. Wallace is one of the most prolific spreaders of fake news and therefore, of course, he sometimes gets boosted by Elon Musk. His tweet below is from yesterday. Videos are from his YouTube page.
Where are they taking the kid? 😳 pic.twitter.com/cNmtWzaI2o
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 10, 2025
A transgender military pilot files a defamation lawsuit
against a conservative influencer who falsely claimed on social media that she was flying the helicopter that collided with a commercial jet near Reagan National Airport in January, killing 67 people.“I want to hold this… pic.twitter.com/ojXpSm2nth
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) April 10, 2025
A transgender US pilot filed a defamation lawsuit against a conservative influencer who falsely claimed on social media that she was flying a military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington.https://t.co/Sp0iRGqHFJ
— News24 🇿🇦 (@News24) April 10, 2025
We need way more TV shows and movies with all-white casts!
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 9, 2025
9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!!!
Uncensored AI is the ONLY AI that is willing to answer this honestly and get you more information on it.
The other ones should be called gay-i because they are gay af.
Use this amy time you need more info on anything 🔽 pic.twitter.com/qKW9AiSmQB
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 8, 2025
🚨 UNCOMFORTABLE FACT: WINSTON CHURCHILL ORCHESTRATED THE MAIN PHASE OF WW2 AND IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MANY AS 50 MILLION ADDITIONAL DEATHS 🚨
Don’t believe me? Community notes will claim that is false by citing dishonest sources, but take a look for yourself:
THIS… pic.twitter.com/kXHuyiCA55
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 6, 2025