Posts Share Facebook claims that CNN published an article about a Washington, DC aircraft collision before it actually happened.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that this has happened. CNN has rejected claims against other outlets.
Fact check:
Social media users are CNN collision between an American Airlines aircraft and a US military helicopter that killed 67 people before it happened.
“CNN has pre-written articles about the crash in Washington before it happens, and many people have receipts,” reads one user’s post. (Related: Trump claims he plans to invalidate Biden’s student loan forgiveness program)
This claim is wrong. Article metadata indicates that it was not published until a crash occurred. Logically fact. There was one article Published For each metadata, it is around 11pm ET. The crash occurred around 9pm on EST Federal Aviation Administration.
A CNN spokesman logically said the outlet “covered tragic news about Potomac after the Potomac happened, local sources and the FAA learned about it, then confirmed the news.” He spoke to.
This claim appears to be dependent on Google’s timestamp. A Google spokesman said Lead Story “The system automatically makes the best possible decision with timestamps” and “the dates listed in the search may be incorrect.”