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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Nov 11, 1:20 AM

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Passenger arrested after claiming to have bomb on Newark-to-New Orleans flight

The Independent and WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA man was arrested after allegedly telling crew members he had a bomb aboard a United flight from Newark to New Orleans. Authorities say the plane landed safely and the passenger was taken into custody.
What changedThe left frames it as "A man is arrested after allegedly saying he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for Ne...". The center frames it as "Man arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport after claiming he had a bomb".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

58WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "A man is arrested after allegedly saying he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for Ne...". The center frames it as "Man arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport after claiming he had a bomb".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Nov 11, 12:05 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 12:21 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 12:34 AM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Nov 11, 12:48 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 58/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Passenger arrested after claiming to have bomb on Newark-to-New Orleans flight

A man was arrested after allegedly telling crew members he had a bomb aboard a United flight from Newark to New Orleans. Authorities say the plane landed safely and the passenger was taken...

Open source
Center ·News report

A man is arrested after saying he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans

A man who said he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans has been arrested, authorities say. The unnamed 34-year-old man started acting irrationally late in the evening duri...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

A man is arrested after allegedly saying he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans

Authorities say a man who said he had a bomb while aboard a flight bound for New Orleans on Monday has been arrested

Open source
Center ·News report

Man arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport after claiming he had a bomb

A 34-year-old man is behind bars after deputies say he began acting irrationally while onboard a plane and reportedly advised crew members that he had a bomb.

Open source