New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Deadly Washington plane crash has left more than 60 people dead and the rescue operation is still underway. Days after the United States President Donald Trump publicly blamed Obama and Biden-supported diversity hires for lowering air safety standards, several social media users claimed involvement of a transgender pilot in the accident.

Joe Ellis, a helicopter pilot in the Virgina Army National Guard, was wrongly identified as the captain of the crashed Black Hawk helicopter. Several social media posts claimed Joe Ellis to be a part of the Washington plane crash, reported New York Post. The rumour spread like fire on social media and forced Joe Ellis to release a public video as a 'proof of life'.

In a video shared...