Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
40
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The haunting last words of the pilot killed when a business jet crashed in South Florida have been revealed.
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jet → kill → Florida
All nine people onboard the Learjet 60 died when it nose-dived on Sunday and exploded into a fireball near Cresthaven - around nine miles from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
“We’re descending 8,000 - mayday, mayday,” the pilot radioed in audio obtained by Sky News.
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pilot → die → News
“We’re descending 10,000 feet per minute.
asserted
We → descend → minute
“We’re going to crash into the ground.”
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We → go → ground
Around 35 seconds after that initial Mayday call, the pilot said: “We’re out of time.”
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We → say → time
The aircraft had left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was bound for the Bahamas.
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aircraft → leave → Bahamas
Footage of the crash was recorded by witnesses, with several capturing the moment that the plane erupted into a huge fireball by the roadside.
At the scene, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the crash to reporters.
“It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” DeSantis said.
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DeSantis → record → reporters
“It looked like a missile going down and left a big crater on the side of the road.”
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It → look → road
DeSantis added that there were no immediate reports of anyone on the ground being killed or injured in the crash.
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DeSantis → add → crash
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has confirmed on social media that the Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to assist an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into the crash.
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Administration → confirm → crash
The pilot had reported that ice had begun accumulating on the aircraft and noted an outside temperature of -47 degrees Celsius, according to CNN, which reviewed records on LiveATC.net.
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which → report → LiveATC.net
They plane experienced turbulence that bounced the pane by around 700 feet.
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that → experience → feet
The Mayday call followed shortly after.
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call → follow → ?
According to ADS-B Exchange data reviewed by CNN, the plane descended 27,000 feet in just one minute.
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plane → accord → minute
More follows.
asserted
More → follow → ?
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