The suit further accused Wallace of using his prominent stature on X, where he maintains multiple accounts, of seeking to “monetise a false narrative”.

As tens of thousands of social media posts falsely accused Ellis of piloting the ill-fated helicopter, she was worried that someone might track down her home using public records.

She told AFP in an interview in February that she was forced to temporarily move her family to a new location and arrange for private armed security.

The damage caused by Wallace was “instantaneous and immense”, resulting in suffering for her family due to the hate inspired by his “lies”, the lawsuit added.

Ellis eventually posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook, which quelled only some of the rumours.

The threats facing Ellis, who has served in the National Guard since 2009 and has deployed to Iraq and Kuwait, highlight the real-life impact of disinformation for transgender people at a time when there has been a sharp uptick in the political rhetoric against them.

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