(When Forbes report this, things are going on, seems like a lot of Bullshit to me. What about all the other sitings in other states)
Viral Video Hypes Fear Of ‘Military Movements’ In California For Absolutely No Reason
Matt Novak
Jun 17, 2023,05:57pm EDT
Viral video trying to suggest military helicopters in California are some nefarious plot.
Have you seen a video going viral about “military movements” in California, trying to suggest that some kind of war against everyday Americans is about to take place? The hype is completely manufactured nonsense. And experts say the kinds of military aircraft pictured are normal for any presidential visit—something that’s happening in Northern California this coming week.
The viral video, which has been shared on Twitter by a “verified” account named Derek Broes, includes a sensationalist caption that viewers are witnessing something that’s “NOT a drill.”
“BREAKING NEWS! Military landing in suburban neighbors [sic] in Larksper [sic] California. Massive military movements being reported in multiple states. Anyone have more info on this, please post below. My contact that sent this video is local military and says it is NOT a drill,” Broes tweeted on Saturday.
Incredibly, the video has over 750,000 views on Twitter alone at the time of this writing. But, as several experts on military aircraft have pointed out on Twitter, there’s nothing exceptional about the Marine helicopters in the video. They’re typically used for moving around the President, support staff, journalists, and security detail.
“HMX-1 MV-22s that ferry around WH staff and press pool. Absolutely nothing abnormal here,” Tyler Rogoway, the editor in chief of The War Zone tweeted on Saturday.
Broes, the person who’s spreading this video online, misspells the town name Larkspur, which is just north of San Francisco. And while I couldn’t independently confirm the aircraft are actually in that area and that it was taken today, it would make perfect sense that Marine helicopters would be near San Francisco right now.
In fact, President Joe Biden is visiting the region on Monday to drum up support among business leaders in the tech community. Biden is scheduled to meet with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on Monday in Los Gatos, according to the Mercury News. Others have pointed out the helicopters in the San Francisco Bay area without resorting to fear-mongering.
And it’s not exactly like military aircraft are unknown in California, even when there’s no presidential visit imminent. California is home to 32 U.S. military bases and regularly has aircraft zipping around. But that hasn’t stopped this semi-anonymous Twitter user from hyping up the existence of military vehicles in the western U.S. Pointing out that it’s not unusual to see these kinds of aircraft hasn’t been persuasive to whoever is behind the Derek Broes account.…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/06/17/viral-video-hypes-fear-of-military-movements-in-california-for-absolutely-no-reason/?sh=2562ded3d5ee