Her picture appears to show a cross made of pure sunlight shooting out of the horizon. Loraffe says she only saw the cross after she took the photo.

The photo has gone viral since it was shared by WSBT meteorologist Matt Rudkin.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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