13 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 5h ago
Different Spin
Selma Blair arrested in NYC after alleged flight assault, charged with kicking officer, nurse after
CBS News and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.
2 Left10 Center1 Right
Same story. Different framing.Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftActor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New YorkThe Journal (Ireland)Mostly Factual
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Right-leaningCenter-rightSelma Blair arrested, accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting police officerThe Washington TimesMixed
Center baseline · WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)HighSelma Blair arrested in NYC after alleged flight assault, charged with kicking officer, nurse after
As of October 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedActress Selma Blair was reportedly arrested after an in-flight incident on Sunday that left two flight attendants injured.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Actor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New York". The right frames it as "Selma Blair arrested, accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting police offi...".
Match confidenceHigh confidence. 13 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
13 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftActor Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight to New York
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterSelma Blair arrested in NYC after alleged flight assault, charged with kicking officer, nurse after
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSelma Blair arrested, accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting police officer
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arraigned after alleged altercation on Delta flight, bail set at $20K
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday following an alleged altercation with flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York City.
Selma Blair arrested after allegedly biting flight attendant
Actress Selma Blair was arrested after an incident on board a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night.
Selma Blair arrested, accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting police officer
Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police officer taking her to...
Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police offic...
