Transportation Scorecard True 0% 65 Checks Mostly True 0% 78 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 88 Checks False 0% 116 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 31 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Transportation TikTok posts stated on September 7, 2025 in a TikTok post: Video shows Chicago salt trucks were used “to slow traffic and block access points in response to an incoming ICE operation.” September 8, 2025 Robert Reich stated on May 13, 2025 in an X post: While serving in Congress, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.” May 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 19, 2025 in an Instagram post: “Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.” February 21, 2025 Threads posts stated on February 18, 2025 in a Threads post: A photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.” February 20, 2025 Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in social media posts: “An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.” February 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video: The U.S. Army helicopter in the Jan. 29 plane collision was the same model of helicopter in the 2020 Kobe Bryant crash. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook: Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.” February 7, 2025 Threads posts stated on January 31, 2025 in una publicación en Threads: “Al patinador artístico estadounidense Jon Maravilla se le negó el embarque en el vuelo de American Airlines (hacía Washington D.C.) que posteriormente colisionó con un helicóptero”. By Maria Briceño • February 6, 2025 Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a post on Instagram: CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.” February 4, 2025 Threads posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a Threads post: The Black Hawk helicopter involved in the American Airlines crash “was being controlled remotely.” February 3, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash • May 22, 2025 Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows By Loreben Tuquero • February 24, 2025 Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said? By Grace Abels • February 7, 2025 Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • January 30, 2025 Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show • April 4, 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Loreben Tuquero • April 2, 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident • March 27, 2024 What Florida’s driver’s license policy change means for transgender people By Grace Abels • February 12, 2024 PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • November 27, 2023 Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • October 11, 2023
