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Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

CBS News and Trending Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftMullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outageThe Hill HomeHigh
Right-leaningCenter-right‘Not Another 9/11’: Markwayne Mullin Says ‘No Indication As of Yet’ FAA Ground Stop ‘Was a Nefarious Attack’MediaiteMostly Factual
Center baseline · WGN NewsMostly FactualMullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

As of November 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage.
The headline split The left frames it as "Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of tele...". The right frames it as "‘Not Another 9/11’: Markwayne Mullin Says ‘No Indication As of Yet’ FAA Ground Stop ‘Was...".
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 confidenceStrong

80/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

The Hill Home · Center-left · News report

CenterMullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

WGN News · Center · News report

Right / center-rightDHS Chief Issues Update On FAA Ground Stop, Won’t Rule Out Cyberattack

Trending Politics · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Hill HomeNews report · Nov 13, 10:27 PM

Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause...

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Trending PoliticsNews report · Nov 13, 10:21 PM

NEW: DHS Chief Issues Update On FAA Ground Stop, Won’t Rule Out Cyberattack

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, while speaking with reporters on the White House lawn on Thursday evening, declined to rule out a cyberattack as a possible cause of the nation...

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CenterMostly Factual
WGN NewsNews report · Nov 13, 10:27 PM

Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause...

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CBS NewsNews report · Nov 13, 10:29 PM

Mullin says FAA ground stop caused by telecommunications outage

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin briefed reporters on the ongoing FAA ground stop on Friday, saying it was caused by a telecommunications outage with no indication of an attack....

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KXAN (Nexstar, Austin)News report · Nov 13, 10:29 PM

Mullin: No indication of 'nefarious attack' on FAA as DHS investigates root cause of telecom outage

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stressed that Americans flying Friday are safe, even as he said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would continue to seek the root cause...

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Center-rightMostly Factual
MediaiteNews report · Nov 13, 10:36 PM

‘Not Another 9/11’: Markwayne Mullin Says ‘No Indication As of Yet’ FAA Ground Stop ‘Was a Nefarious Attack’

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin called Friday's sudden FAA ground stoppage "unprecedented" but said there's no indication yet of an attack. The post ‘Not Another 9/11’: Markwayne Mullin Says...

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NBC News - US NewsNews report · Nov 13, 10:18 PM

Secy. Mullin says FAA ground stop was caused by 'telecommunication outage'

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters the nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration was the result of a telecommunication outage. He also as...

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Details80/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
80/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 13, 10:18 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:21 PM: Trending Politics joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:27 PM: The Hill Home joined the source map.

Nov 13, 10:27 PM: WGN News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 80/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.