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Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Owe Money To Bozeman Airport -- Plane Diversion Due To Mechanical Reasons [View all]
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/08/fact-check-trump-did-not-owe-money-to-bozeman-airport.htmlFact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Owe Money To Bozeman Airport -- Plane Diversion Due To Mechanical Reasons
Aug 11, 2024 by: Maarten Schenk
Did Donald Trump or his campaign still owe $12,000 in landing fees to the Bozeman airport and was that the reason he diverted his plane to Billings, Montana on Friday, August 9, 2024? No, that's not true: The Bozeman Airport Authority formally denied Trump or his campaign had any outstanding debts to them and said the diversion had to do with mechanical reasons. One of the first accounts on X that started talking about the diversion having to do with outstanding debts later said it was a joke.
Lead Stories contacted the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Airport Authority and received following reply from their President and CEO Brian Sprenger:
[ regarding another claim posted on X: ]
Washington State's 11th legislative district (archived here) does not have a representative named Richard Dangler and Washington State only has 10 Congressional districts, which are indeed fairly good clues the account is satirical.
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Aug 11, 2024 by: Maarten Schenk
Did Donald Trump or his campaign still owe $12,000 in landing fees to the Bozeman airport and was that the reason he diverted his plane to Billings, Montana on Friday, August 9, 2024? No, that's not true: The Bozeman Airport Authority formally denied Trump or his campaign had any outstanding debts to them and said the diversion had to do with mechanical reasons. One of the first accounts on X that started talking about the diversion having to do with outstanding debts later said it was a joke.
Lead Stories contacted the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Airport Authority and received following reply from their President and CEO Brian Sprenger:
This is absolutely false. There are no outstanding debts by Donald Trump or his campaign to the Airport Authority. The diversion was due to mechanical reasons.
[ regarding another claim posted on X: ]
Washington State's 11th legislative district (archived here) does not have a representative named Richard Dangler and Washington State only has 10 Congressional districts, which are indeed fairly good clues the account is satirical.
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