Instead, the claim appears to be circulating through social media…
The post is written in the style of a breaking-news alert and
begins with language such as “Just In” and “Fox News,” followed by the claim that the former president and members of his family “perish” in a plane crash.
The wording is designed to create an immediate sense of urgency.
But there is a major problem with the story:
There is no credible evidence currently confirming that Joe Biden, Jill Biden or a Biden grandchild died in such a crash.
A search of current reporting does not produce a credible Fox News report, government announcement, aviation authority statement or major news report confirming the alleged deaths.
Instead, the claim appears to be circulating through social media, where posts can be copied and reshared thousands of times before anyone verifies whether the underlying story is genuine.
That distinction is extremely important when the claim concerns the death of a former president and members of his family.
The Claim Spreads Online The wording of the viral post is particularly striking.
Canadian authorities would also be expected to provide information if…
It presents itself as a breaking-news announcement and attributes the information to Fox News. A Facebook post currently visible in search results repeats essentially the same claim, stating that former President Joe Biden, his wife and his grandson supposedly died in a plane crash “few minutes ago” near Canada.
But a social-media post saying that Fox News reported something is not the same thing as an actual Fox News report.
This is one of the most important lessons for readers navigating breaking news online.
Anyone can write “Fox News says” at the beginning of a Facebook post.
