Saturday, February 18, 2023

Snopes Debunker - Rumors about the Ohio train derailment, Biden, Trump, Turkey, and Fox News

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Feb. 18, 2023

Today: Rumors about the Ohio train derailment, Biden, Trump, Turkey, and Fox News

Does Photo Show Airplane View of Smoke Clouds from Ohio Train Derailment?

Earlier this week, a Reddit user posted a picture with the caption, "Passenger photo while plane flew near East Palestine, Ohio ... chemical fire after train derailed." The context of the photo, purportedly, was that it had been taken from an airplane flying at cruising altitude, where black smoke from the Ohio train derailment was visible in the layer of clouds down below.


Was this an authentic photo? Jordan Liles reports.

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