24 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 26m ago
ABC News reaches for "alleged"; Trending Politics for "woke".
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
As of October 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
24 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
CBS News · Center-left · News report
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday night following a disturbance on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York.
Actress Selma Blair has been arrested after an incident on board a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Blair's publicist told the BBC that she "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct".
Actor Selma Blair was arrested after a flight from Los Angeles to New York for being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants, authorities said on Monday. Police took Blair, 54...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody Sunday night after allegedly causing a disturbance while on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to JFK Airport, according to the Po...
Actor Selma Blair has been arrested after allegedly assaulting two flight attendants. She was later taken to a hospital for evaluation after the flight landed in New York. NBC News' Sam Bro...
Selma Blair was arrested in New York on Sunday after she allegedly bit and punched two flight attendants and tried to open the plane door mid-air, reports said.
The Legally Blonde actor was taken into custody after the flight landed in New York, with her representative saying she suffered a medical emergency.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Blair's representative said the actress experienced a medical emergency aboard a Delta flight to New York City on Sunday.
Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking members of the flight crew aboard a Delta aircraft on Sunday.
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Monday after an apparent medical emergency prompted an assault onboard a Delta flight in which she bit a flight attendant. The post Report: Selma Blair Arre...
Actress Selma Blair was reportedly arrested after an in-flight incident on Sunday that left two flight attendants injured.
Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking two Delta crew members. Initial reports alleged a door attempt, which Delta says it cannot confirm.
The actress has been detained following the alleged assault of multiple flight attendants and additional erratic behavior on a Delta flight from LAX to JFK
Actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday evening at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after a violent incident on a Delta Airlines flight that took off from Los Angeles Int...
Hollywood actress Selma Blair found herself in handcuffs Sunday night after allegedly attacking two Delta Air Lines flight attendants and attempting to open an aircraft door thousands of fe...
Selma Blair allegedly caused chaos on a flight and was arrested (Picture: Getty) Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking flight attendants and trying to open the aircraft door wh...
Hollywood actress Selma Blair was arrested for attacking the flight crew and trying to open the plane door mid-flight.
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Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is stable · 41 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.