'Crash ur row only': United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane

NDTV reaches for "threatens" where WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) stays flat.

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What happenedA United Airlines flight was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff over the weekend due to what police said was a report of a passenger making a terroristic threat.

What changedThe left frames it as "United Flight Diverts After Passenger Allegedly Threatens To "Hijack" Plane". The center frames it as "United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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53WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "United Flight Diverts After Passenger Allegedly Threatens To "Hijack" Plane". The center frames it as "United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Oct 26, 10:29 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Oct 26, 10:42 PM: NDTV joined the source map.

Oct 27, 12:29 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 53/99 and story health is live match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)2h ago

'Crash ur row only': United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane

A United Airlines flight was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff over the weekend due to what police said was a report of a passenger making a terroristic threat.

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Center ·News report

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)45m ago

United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane

A United Airlines flight was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to what police said was a report of a passenger making a terrorist threat.

Open source

Center-left ·News report

NDTV2h ago

United Flight Diverts After Passenger Allegedly Threatens To "Hijack" Plane

threatens

An airplane passenger was arrested for allegedly writing a message while midair that he was going to "hijack" the plane, forcing the United flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas shortly a...

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