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A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed on Sunday in Palm Beach County, Florida, after leaving Austin, Texas, for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The crash site spans about half a mile across ballfields, businesses and homes, according to the investigator in charge with the National Transportation Safety Board. An NTSB member said all nine people aboard were killed. The same member said investigators have indications the jet began breaking apart before it hit the ground, but that it is too early to determine the cause. The investigation will examine whether icing and other weather conditions contributed.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A private jet carrying nine people crashed on Sunday in Palm Beach County, Florida.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft3Center4Right1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    Sky News, United Press International, Straight Arrow News, Scripps News
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Wire, Fox News

  2. The aircraft was a Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center3Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    United Press International, Straight Arrow News, Scripps News
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Daily Wire

  3. Nine people aboard died, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and an NTSB member.

    Reported byCenter2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Straight Arrow News, Scripps News
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. An NTSB member said investigators have indications the jet began breaking apart before the crash, but it is too early to determine the cause.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

  5. The NTSB investigative team of about 20 people will examine whether icing and other weather contributed; the crash site spans about half a mile, and the only reported ground injury was a leg injury.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report a Learjet 60 with nine people aboard crashing in Palm Beach County after leaving Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas. Right outlets stress the crash's proximity to Mar-a-Lago and its fireball, while left and center headlines state the crash and casualties in plain terms.

  • the left

    14 outlets

    Left headlines state the crash and the number aboard in plain terms, often attributing the account to the FAA, with little drama and no mention of the Mar-a-Lago location.

    9 Aboard a Small Plane That Crashed in Florida, F.A.A. Says
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    12 outlets

    Center headlines lead with the death toll or the aircraft and location in plain terms, though Scripps stresses that the Learjet erupted into flames.

    Nine killed after plane crash in Florida
    Straight Arrow NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    16 outlets

    Right headlines stress how close the crash came to Mar-a-Lago, and the Far Right Daily Wire uses fireball and terrifying wording, while The Center Square leads with the NTSB breakup finding.

    Private jet with 9 people on board crashes just miles from Mar-a-Lago
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left5

    slammedTerrifying audiopanic and horrorharrowing clip

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right37

    doomedslammedHorrificharrowing

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    slammedMore neutral: crashed

    The verb implies force and drama where a plain verb would state the event.

    A private jet slammed into the ground in a massive fireball near a mobile home park in South Florida on…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)RedState (Far Right)Daily Mail (Right)ABC News (Left)

  • Sensational language

    doomedMore neutral: crashed

    Doomed asserts the outcome in hindsight and adds drama, when the crash itself is the reported event.

    Co-pilot flying doomed Learjet who spoke to controllers as plane went down identified

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)New York Post (Right)The Western Journal (Far Right)Daily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    HorrificMore neutral: fatal

    Calls the crash horrific, a judgement of how it looked rather than a fact about it.

    Jet Nose Dives Straight Into Ground in Horrific Crash in Florida

    Used byRedState (Far Right)The Daily Wire (Far Right)New York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    harrowingMore neutral: final

    Adds emotional drama to the description of the final moments.

    The harrowing final moments inside the Learjet 60 private jet that crashed to the ground in…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)New York Post (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    TerrifyingMore neutral: omit

    The adjective adds dramatic emotion that the reported facts do not establish on their own.

    Jet Explodes In Massive Fireball In Terrifying Crash Near Mar-A-Lago

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    slammed intoMore neutral: crashed into

    The verb adds force beyond the reported fact that the plane crashed into the area.

    A private jet carrying nine people slammed into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday afternoon, erupting into a massive fireball…

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    panickedMore neutral: final

    The adjective characterizes the crew’s state of mind, which the outlet does not establish beyond the audio.

    Air traffic control audio revealed the panicked final moments from a private jet as it plummeted to Earth near a South Florida mobile…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    HauntingMore neutral: omit

    The adjective adds an emotional mood that the audio itself is not described as having.

    Haunting final message from Learjet as it plummeted in Florida with 9 aboard: ‘We’re out of…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horribleMore neutral: fatal

    Adds an emotional judgement to the description of the crash.

    There was a horrible airplane crash in Palm Beach County on Sunday.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    colossalMore neutral: large

    Exaggerates the size of the fire beyond a neutral description.

    …conditions, just eight miles from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, erupting into a colossal fire on impact near West Palm Beach.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    DistressingMore neutral: Cockpit audio

    Labels the audio as distressing, a judgement about its effect on listeners.

    Distressing final cockpit audio as female pilot screams in terror before private jet crashes in…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    screams in terrorMore neutral: is heard on audio

    Characterises the pilot’s emotional state beyond what the audio is described as containing.

    Distressing final cockpit audio as female pilot screams in terror before private jet crashes in Palm Beach killing all nine on board

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    devastating audioMore neutral: audio

    Devastating is an emotional judgement of the audio that the reported facts do not require.

    …grew online Sunday evening that Filgueiras was the co-pilot heard in devastating audio communicating to air traffic control that the jet was going to crash into the…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Slams Into GroundMore neutral: Crashes

    The verb adds a dramatic force to a crash that the headline elsewhere describes only as a plane crash.

    Learjet Slams Into Ground Like Missile Near Mar-a-Lago - Killing Passengers, Stoking Fears of 9/11 Style…

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Stoking Fears of 9/11 Style StrikeMore neutral: Crash near Mar-a-Lago kills nine

    The phrase raises fear of a deliberate attack, while the same article reports authorities calling the crash accidental.

    …Slams Into Ground Like Missile Near Mar-a-Lago - Killing Passengers, Stoking Fears of 9/11 Style Strike

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Apocalyptic videoMore neutral: Video shows

    The word adds dramatic emphasis beyond a description of the footage.

    Apocalyptic video shows the massive, fiery crater left in a Florida street after a private jet…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrific final momentsMore neutral: final moments

    The adjective adds emotional weight to the final moments described in the audio.

    …near West Palm Beach on Sunday, with air traffic control audio capturing the horrific final moments of those onboard.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Terrified-soundingMore neutral: Co-pilot’s voice

    The word characterizes the co-pilot’s emotional state beyond what the audio itself establishes.

    Terrified-sounding co-pilot in cockpit of doomed Learjet heard praying 'Our Father' moments before…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    chilling recordingMore neutral: audio recording

    “Chilling” judges the effect of the audio rather than describing what it contains.

    A chilling recording of the final moments aboard a Learjet 60 that crashed in Florida, killing all…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    smashed into the groundMore neutral: hit the ground

    A forceful verb that goes beyond stating how the plane hit the ground.

    …entered a steep nosedive – plummeting at over 20,000 feet per minute – and smashed into the ground in Palm Beach County on Sunday afternoon.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Terrifying audioMore neutral: Audio emerges of final moments before jet crash

    Labels the audio as terrifying before readers have heard it, adding drama to the headline.

    Terrifying audio emerges of final moments before huge jet crash in Florida

    Used byCBS News (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    screamsMore neutral: says

    Screams assigns a level of emotion to the copilot’s words that the description of the audio does not establish.

    …saying, “Who art in heaven, hallowed be the name,” as copilot Nathalia Gadelha, 20, screams that they are about to crash and die.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    ShockingMore neutral: Dashcam footage captured the moment

    The adjective pre-judges the footage as dramatic before the reader sees it.

    Shocking dashcam footage captured the moment a private Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    HorrifyingMore neutral: Dashcam footage shows plane going down in West Palm Beach

    The adjective states a judgement about the footage's effect on viewers rather than describing what it shows.

    Horrifying dashcam footage shows plane going down in West Palm Beach

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    panic and horrorMore neutral: distress

    Characterizes the aircraft as full of panic and horror, which the description does not show.

    An audio recording has captured the panic and horror aboard an aircraft moments before it crashed into a residential area in Florida.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    harrowing clipMore neutral: audio clip

    Calls the clip harrowing, an evaluation rather than a description of its content.

    A harrowing clip captured the panic on board the aircraft as it plummeted toward the ground at…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Chilling Last WordsMore neutral: Pilot’s last words

    Tells readers the words are chilling, a judgement the headline supplies rather than the content.

    Pilot’s Chilling Last Words Before Deadly Plane Crash Revealed

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    incredible speedMore neutral: high speed

    The phrase adds a sense of drama to the dashcam description without giving a measured speed.

    Dashcam footage of the crash shows the plane flying nose-first at an incredible speed into a Palm Beach County road and exploding into a fireball filled with debris.

    Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Harrowing AudioMore neutral: audio

    “Harrowing” judges the emotional impact of the audio instead of describing it.

    …Kills 9 People Near Mobile Home Park In Fiery Crash, Publication Releases Harrowing Audio

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    doomed planeMore neutral: plane

    “Doomed” adds a judgement of fate to a plane whose crash is the reported fact.

    The young co-pilot of the doomed plane which smashed into the ground in Florida earned her license at the age of just 17,…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horror crashMore neutral: crash

    “Horror” is an emotional judgement that adds drama to a factual description of the crash.

    …drive, according to her mother and old interviews which have resurfaced since the horror crash.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrific descentMore neutral: descent

    “Horrific” is an emotional judgement about the descent rather than a description of it.

    …you can’t drive,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, but I can fly.’” As the Learjet began its horrific descent, Filgueiras is heard on the radio to air traffic control calling in a mayday.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Doomed LearjetMore neutral: Learjet

    “Doomed” presents the outcome as foreseen and dramatic, which the reporting does not establish.

    Nolte: Pilot Prayed ‘Our Father’ on Doomed Learjet Co-Piloted by 20-Year-Old Woman

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrifying crashMore neutral: fatal crash

    Horrifying is an emotional adjective the facts do not require.

    …Gadelha Filgueiras had in the crash of a Learjet that killed nine people in a horrifying crash.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    chilling detailsMore neutral: new details

    Chilling describes the details emotionally rather than stating what they show.

    NTSB reveals chilling details of Florida Learjet crash as agency probes Nathalia Filgueiras’ role in incident

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    scoldedMore neutral: warned

    Scolded describes the controller’s manner of speaking rather than the content of the audio, adding judgement the facts do not contain.

    Listen to woman flying Learjet that crashed being scolded by air traffic control for downplaying turbulence months before Florida fireball

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    doomed jetMore neutral: jet

    Doomed passes a judgement on the plane's fate that the reporting does not need to state.

    The couple and their two toddlers were identified as being aboard the doomed jet when it crashed near West Palm Beach on Sunday.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    plummetedMore neutral: crashed

    The verb adds drama to a crash that can be described without it.

    The $2m Learjet plummeted into a highway on Sunday just outside West Palm Beach, Florida, leaving a crater in…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horrifying secondMore neutral: Video shows the Florida private jet crash

    The adjective adds judgement that the footage itself does not need, since the crash can be described without it.

    Every horrifying second of Florida private jet plunge revealed: Watch the full flight from hell, as new…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    flight from hellMore neutral: the flight’s final moments

    The phrase is a dramatic label for an aircraft accident rather than a plain description of the flight.

    Every horrifying second of Florida private jet plunge revealed: Watch the full flight from hell, as new theories swirl about real reason for fireball crash

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Vague attribution

    new theories swirlMore neutral: the cause is under investigation

    The theories are not attributed to any named source, so readers cannot judge who is proposing them.

    …of Florida private jet plunge revealed: Watch the full flight from hell, as new theories swirl about real reason for fireball crash

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

Words quoted from someone else (3)Hide the quoted words

Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    cataclysmicMore neutral: serious

    The word is a dramatic description that goes beyond the reported facts, although here it is quoted from the governor.

    Nine die in ‘cataclysmic’ Florida business jet crash

    Quoted byAl Jazeera English (Left)New York Post (Right)TheBlaze (Far Right)

    These are Ron DeSantis’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    horrificMore neutral: fatal

    The word is a strong emotional characterization of the crash, quoted from the transport secretary.

    Nine killed in 'horrific' Florida jet crash

    Quoted byBBC News (Center)

    These are Sean Duffy’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    cataclysmic plane crashMore neutral: plane crash

    The phrase is a dramatic characterization, quoted from the governor rather than given in the outlet’s own voice.

    “It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” Gov.

    Quoted byCNN (Left)

    These are Ron DeSantis’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

14 outlets

Leads with

  • FAA as the source
  • Number of people aboard
  • Departure from Texas

Leaves out

  • Proximity to Mar-a-Lago

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

12 outlets

Leads with

  • Death toll
  • Aircraft type and location
  • Crash in a populated area

Leaves out

  • Proximity to Mar-a-Lago

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

See the 15 headlines from the centerHide the headlines

From the right

16 outlets

Leads with

  • Proximity to Mar-a-Lago
  • Explosion and fireball imagery
  • NTSB indication of breakup before impact
See the 17 headlines from the rightHide the headlines

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    4 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 3:31 PM EST

  • Center

    4 hr 56 min later

    Its first report, Nov 1, 3:34 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    The Daily Wire, Nov 1, 10:38 AM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. The Daily WireFar RightNov 1, 10:38 AM EST
  2. Fox NewsFar RightNov 1, 2:31 PM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 1, 2:35 PM EST
  4. CNNLeftNov 1, 3:31 PM EST
  5. Sky NewsCenterNov 1, 3:34 PM EST
  6. NewsNationCenterNov 1, 3:34 PM EST
  7. The New York TimesLeftNov 1, 3:41 PM EST
  8. CBS NewsLeftNov 1, 3:43 PM EST
  9. NBC NewsLeftNov 1, 3:43 PM EST
  10. The Washington TimesRightNov 1, 3:45 PM EST
  11. ABC NewsLeftNov 1, 3:55 PM EST
  12. United Press InternationalCenterNov 1, 4:00 PM EST
  13. The GuardianLeftNov 1, 4:13 PM EST
  14. Business InsiderLeftNov 1, 4:18 PM EST
  15. TownhallFar RightNov 1, 4:30 PM EST
  16. Straight Arrow NewsCenterNov 1, 4:31 PM EST
  17. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 1, 4:36 PM EST
  18. RedStateFar RightNov 1, 4:43 PM EST
  19. Scripps NewsCenterNov 1, 4:57 PM EST
  20. BBC NewsCenterNov 1, 4:59 PM EST
  21. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 1, 5:05 PM EST
  22. Daily MailRightNov 1, 5:15 PM EST
  23. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 1, 5:18 PM EST
  24. NewsweekCenterNov 1, 5:28 PM EST
  25. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 1, 5:33 PM EST
  26. Financial TimesCenterNov 1, 6:25 PM EST
  27. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 1, 6:29 PM EST
  28. France 24CenterNov 1, 6:45 PM EST
  29. HuffPostFar LeftNov 1, 6:47 PM EST
  30. BloombergLeftNov 1, 6:50 PM EST
  31. One America NewsFar RightNov 1, 7:23 PM EST
  32. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 1, 10:33 PM EST
  33. NPRLeftNov 2, 1:13 AM EST
  34. MS NOWFar LeftNov 2, 2:25 AM EST
  35. Deutsche WelleCenterNov 2, 2:46 AM EST
  36. The Western JournalFar RightNov 2, 6:39 AM EST
  37. The HillCenterNov 2, 8:52 AM EST
  38. Washington ExaminerRightNov 2, 11:45 AM EST
  39. TheBlazeFar RightNov 2, 12:08 PM EST
  40. The Daily CallerFar RightNov 2, 12:22 PM EST
  41. The Center SquareRightNov 2, 6:00 PM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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