A trans member of the National Guard is speaking out after a wave of claims on social media falsely pointed to her as the pilot of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington,

Following a fatal air collision above the US capital, social media users claimed the Blackhawk helicopter that struck a jetliner was piloted by a transgender service member. But Jo Ellis, the person named in the posts,

A transgender military pilot posted a "proof of life" video to refute social media rumors that she flew the helicopter involved in the plane crash that killed 67 people.