False claims circulate on plane crash near Trump's Florida resort

Nine people died in a November 1, 2026 business jet crash in Florida near US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, with some social media users suggesting the disaster was actually a bomb or a missile, while others pinned responsibility on a young female pilot. But speaking with experts and analyzing open source information, AFP determined the accident exhibits characteristics of a passenger plane crash without involving militarized equipment and found at least one woman was misidentified as the pilot.