What That Viral Video Got Wrong About No-Fly Lists

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Here's what that viral TikTok video—showing a man tearfully ranting as he walked through an airport departure lounge, crying that “they” called him a “terrorist” and wanted to ruin his life—got wrong about no-fly lists:

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, it all begins with the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, also known as “the terrorist watchlist.” From the names on the watchlist, a subset of individuals will also be put on the federal no-fly list or the selectee list, which does not ban an individual from flying but flags him or her for additional airport security screening.

The details of the federal no-fly list are notoriously opaque, but it prohibits anyone who “may pose a threat to civil aviation or national security” from boarding a commercial aircraft. The FBI and TSA do not comment publicly on how many people are listed or why, generally citing classified or sensitive security information.

Last weekend, the Federal Aviation Administration warned travelers that unruly or violent behavior can have costly consequences. “Federal law prohibits you from physically assaulting or threatening to physically assault the crew, and anyone else, on an aircraft,” the. “You could be subject to fines of up to $35K and imprisonment for such conduct.”

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they profiled him for 3 weeks planning that incident, but since he couldnt explain himself and looed frantic , hes A stupid. lol the elite just dont know how smart they are.

“Yesterday a spokesperson for American Airlines confirmed that the passenger in the video was kicked off a plane in Charlotte, North Carolina — not Washington, DC — for refusing to comply with the carrier’s mandated face-mask policy.”

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