[mad_as_he$$]

“But sources said FAA records show ...”

I think I have to call bs on this. As far as I can tell the FAA doesn’t track passenger manifests.

[STARLIT]

You could be correct....I wish I had been following twitter more back then...because people really tweet what's around them....maybe we'll find out the truth....

[Rusty0604]

Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports
Airports

https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/

243.7 - Information collection requirements.
(a) For covered flight segments, each covered airline shall:

(1) Collect, or cause to be collected, the full name for each passenger who is a U.S. citizen. U.S.-citizen passengers for whom this information is not obtained shall not be boarded;

(2) Solicit, or cause to be solicited, a name and telephone number of a contact from each passenger who is a U.S. citizen; and

(3) Maintain a record of the information collected pursuant to this section.

(b) The covered airline operating the flight segment shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with paragraph (a) of this section.

https://www.customsmobile.com/regulations/title14_chapterII_part243_section243.7