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Navy confirms Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux was removed from the team

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New York Post, Fox News and The Daily Wire report that Marine Maj. Scott Laux, a second-year pilot on the Blue Angels, was removed from the team for “failing to uphold the standards” expected of its members. A statement from the Chief of Naval Air Training, which the outlets say was confirmed to the Pensacola News Journal, says he will not fly the team’s remaining performances this season. The team flew five jets instead of six at its Pensacola homecoming air show on November 6. The Navy has not said when or why he was removed. The outlets also report that Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb’s profile was taken down from the Blue Angels website; she had listed Laux as her mentor.

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  1. The Navy’s training command said Maj. Scott Laux was removed from the Blue Angels for failing to uphold team standards and will miss the remaining performances this season.

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    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Fox News

  2. The Blue Angels flew five jets instead of their usual six at the Pensacola homecoming air show on November 6.

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    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire, Fox News

  3. The Navy has not publicly said when or why Laux was removed.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb’s profile was removed from the Blue Angels website, and she is also no longer on the team, according to the reports.

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    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Daily Wire

  5. Laux had publicly defended the team’s low-flying displays after a July flyover over Pensacola Beach.

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    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
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Every outlet reports the Navy confirmed Maj. Scott Laux was removed for failing to uphold standards and will miss the remaining shows. Coverage differs in emphasis: the Post and Daily Wire stress the unexplained mystery, while Fox leads with the Navy’s statement.

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  • the right

    3 outlets

    Headlines lead with mystery and scandal at the Post and Daily Wire, while Far Right Fox News keeps closer to the Navy’s stated reason for the removal.

    Mystery deepens in Blue Angels Sensational language“scandal”Calling the matter a scandal asserts wrongdoing that the coverage does not establish, as the reason for the removal is unknown.More neutral: controversy over the removalDisagree with this highlight? as officer mentored by Loaded modifier“disgraced pilot”Disgraced pre-judges Laux before the reason for his removal has been disclosed.More neutral: former pilotDisagree with this highlight? is also Loaded verb“scrubbed”Scrubbed implies deliberate erasure of records, which the coverage does not establish.More neutral: removedDisagree with this highlight?
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    scrubbedbootedscandaldisgraced pilot

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    scrubbedMore neutral: removed

    Scrubbed implies deliberate erasure of records, which the coverage does not establish.

    Mystery deepens in Blue Angels scandal as officer mentored by disgraced pilot is also scrubbed

    Used byNew York Post (Right)The Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    bootedMore neutral: removed

    Booted is more colloquial and dismissive than the neutral description of a removal from a team.

    Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux booted from elite Navy flight team for ‘failing to uphold standards’

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    scandalMore neutral: controversy over the removal

    Calling the matter a scandal asserts wrongdoing that the coverage does not establish, as the reason for the removal is unknown.

    Mystery deepens in Blue Angels scandal as officer mentored by disgraced pilot is also scrubbed

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    disgraced pilotMore neutral: former pilot

    Disgraced pre-judges Laux before the reason for his removal has been disclosed.

    Mystery deepens in Blue Angels scandal as officer mentored by disgraced pilot is also scrubbed

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Leads with

  • the unexplained reason for the removal
  • the Navy’s stated standards wording
  • the five-jet homecoming show
  • Marine Capt. Danielle Cribb’s removal
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    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 8, 1:19 AM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 8, 1:19 AM EST
  2. Fox NewsFar RightNov 8, 8:29 AM EST
  3. The Daily WireFar RightNov 9, 11:04 AM EST

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