F-35 Conspiracy: From Crash to Disinformation

On or about 2-3PM on September 17th, a Marine Corps F-35B had a mishap about one mile north of Charleston International Airport in South Carolina. The pilot ejected safely and landed nearby. The F-35 continued flying until crashing into a field near Indiantown, South Carolina. The debris of the crash was not found until September 18th on or about 6:30 PM the next day.

What happened in between is a case study of how a user with few connections could trick an experienced political commentator into repeating disinformation.

September 17th

3:33 The first public tweet.

3:31 The First News Story

4:06 The Daily Mail picks up the story.

4:37 The first instance of misinformation from user @RR13NYC

F-35 plane missing after Marine pilot ejected over Charleston for thought crimes https://mol.im/a/12529129 via @MailOnline

5:18 Joint Base Charleston tweets out a request for help @TeamCharleston

We’re working with  @MCASBeaufortSC to locate one of their F-35s that was involved in a mishap near our base this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information on the whereabouts of the F-35, please call our Base Defense Operations Center at 843-963-3600.

5:20 First Conspiracy theory from user @sub30seconds

“Why did an F-35 go missing over Charleston, SC? Could it be missing for a reason? Was the pilot compromised? Did the Biden administration give away our F-35 to the CCP?”

5:42 First instance of Chinese control @Shadows653

So there is a missing F-35 jet. Isn’t this a national security issue? How the hell do you eject and loose the plane bro. Unless it was controlled by someone else.

6:53 User @WarMonitors use deceptive imagery to display a crash from 2018

An American F-35 fighter crashed at the Charleston base in South Carolina, the pilot survived.

The original article and pictures are here

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6:14 First mention of China taking control of the jet. @5h8bfm7v54

If the pilot ejected and they know he is safe how far did the plane go after he ejected? Or did China take over control remotely and is now flying it?

September 18th

11:17 AM - A negative spreader shows a map and speculates that China controls the jet. @jmichaelkp62

Based on fuel capacity w/ a full tank the "missing" F-35 could be anywhere in this 1,200 mile radius. China is heavily involved in Cuba...

12:00 PM The first Superspreader, George Papadopoulos uses the same image and similar text as @jmichaelkp62

The military is asking for the public to find the “missing” F-35 that a pilot ejected from while it was on auto pilot. The transponder now does not work. This plane is likely en route to one destination based on fuel capacity: Cuba Where China just built a military base.

2:00 PM Story picked up by @GuntherEagleman

Dear Joe Biden, Thank you for delivering the F-35 to Havana. We will be sending it straight to our intelligence factory in China this afternoon... The wire transfer to the Biden Crime Family will process today. Regards, Communist Party of China

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