After a full weekend of chaos for Southwest Airlines, the internet was set ablaze when Dr. Jane Ruby sat down with talkshow host Stew Peters. During the interview, the two discussed what many believed was a bombshell report that Delta Airlines was allegedly covering up the fact that a fully vaccinated pilot died mid-flight in the past few weeks, forcing an emergency landing to take place.

The discussion came as various airlines including Delta and Southwest were discussing the idea of mandating that their pilots and other employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.  Both airlines since backed down from such mandates.

Furthermore, both Delta Airlines and the FAA confirmed that no such instance occurred with a pilot, making the claims referenced untrue.  While concerns remain with many over the vaccine, and certainly with mandates, this particular story proved to be a mere tale being spun that furthers the discussion of conspiracy theorists on the right.

Note: LifeZette originally published a version of this story that provided more credence to the allegations, but has retracted that version as more information became available. The story was adjusted on 23 November 2021.

 

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