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FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

Star Ledger reaches for "massive" where Bloomberg - Technology stays flat.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of November 13, 2026 at 10:07 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage.
The headline split The left frames it as "Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying". The right frames it as "Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceModerate

68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWas the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Star Ledger · Center-left · News report

CenterFBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

Bloomberg - Technology · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWas the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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Bloomberg - TechnologyNews report · Nov 13, 10:01 PM

FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage

The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t believe the communication issue affecting air traffic control was due to a cyberattack or criminality, said a person familiar with the matter. On...

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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CenterHigh
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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Star LedgerNews report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

massive

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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OregonianNews report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Nov 13, 10:07 PM

Was the massive FAA outage a cyberattack? What officials are saying

Preliminary reports indicate the nationwide FAA communications failure was not a cyberattack, according to law enforcement officials cited by CNN.

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Details68/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
68/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 13, 10:01 PM: Bloomberg - Technology joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:07 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.