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Flames shoot out of plane's engine after apparent bird strike
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 3 reports on this story from 3 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 1 left-leaning and 2 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 58 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
On reliability, 1 of the 3 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: CBS News, NY Post, Fox News.
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Center(0)
Right(2)
NY PostCAug 11, 2:18 PM
American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after flames shoot from engine: ‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’
An American Airlines flight with 172 passengers made an emergency landing in South Carolina after a bird strike sent flames shooting from the engine.
Fox NewsCAug 11, 2:36 PM
Flames shoot from American Airlines flight before emergency landing
Passenger video purportedly showed flames shooting from an American Airlines plane after a bird strike forced an emergency landing.
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