president trump's second wife, marla maples, died in a plane crash in april 2017.
president trump's second wife, marla maples, died in a plane crash in april 2017.
did marla maples die in a plane crash?
on 17 april 2017, fake news site true trumpers published a page containing only the clickbait headline “just in: trump’s ex-wife marla maples died after airline accident!” and a photograph of what appeared to be the wreckage of a crashed plane:





































































there is no truth to the sensational headline, a claim which would have made worldwide news if it were accurate; indeed, the image used here is actually from july 1997, when a federal express plane crashed and burned during a landing at newark international airport. (despite the dramatic image, only minor injuries were reported.)


































before claiming marla maples was killed in a plane crash, true trumpers reported (falsely) that vice-president mike pence and 23 staffers died in the same manner in march 2017.


































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reports that president trump's ex-wife marla maples died in an airline accident are fake news that reused 1997 images of a downed cargo jet.
there is no truth to the sensational headline, a claim which would have made worldwide news if it were accurate. the image used here is actually from july 1997, when a federal express plane crashed and burned during a landing at newark international airport. (despite the dramatic image, only minor injuries were reported.) before claiming marla maples was killed in a plane crash, true trumpers reported (falsely) that vice-president mike pence and 23 staffers died in the same manner.