Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
3 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
25
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Moreno, a reporter for NBC4 and Telemundo 52, was aboard the helicopter along with Marciniw, who was piloting the aircraft when it went down.
asserted
it → pilot → aircraft
Mejia, 29, was on the ground when the helicopter crashed near a commercial area, according to authorities.
uncertain
helicopter → crash → authorities
The helicopter had been providing aerial news coverage of the earlier bus crash, with multiple television choppers arriving over the Chatsworth scene as emergency crews worked to rescue victims.
asserted
crews → provide → victims
The deadly sequence began around 5:03 p.m. Tuesday, when a sport utility vehicle slammed into the side of a Metro bus near Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue.
asserted
vehicle → begin → Street
The SUV became lodged halfway inside the bus in the violent T-bone collision.
asserted
SUV → lodge → collision
Two people — Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46 — were killed in the bus crash, while six others were injured, including the SUV driver, 36-year-old Bailee Lynn Rios.
Rios was later booked in connection with the crash and is being held on $4.03 million bail.
asserted
Rios → kill → bail
Police previously said she was suspected of reckless driving, running a red light and possible DUI.
asserted
she → say → light
As firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to the wreck, news helicopters began arriving in the area between roughly 6 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. to capture aerial footage of the rescue operation.
asserted
helicopters → respond → operation
Then, around 6:55 p.m., the NewsChopper4 helicopter operated by Angel City Air suddenly began losing altitude while covering the scene.
asserted
helicopter → operate → scene
An audible low-rotor-RPM warning alarm could be heard inside the cockpit shortly before the helicopter went down.
uncertain
helicopter → hear → cockpit
Crew audio captured one person saying “uh oh,” followed by “You can’t pull up?” as the aircraft rapidly descended.
asserted
aircraft → capture → ?
The helicopter ultimately crashed roughly 1.5 miles from the original bus collision, between two commercial buildings near a storage facility, bursting into flames upon impact.
asserted
helicopter → crash → impact
More than 70 firefighters and dozens of police vehicles rushed to the helicopter crash site around 7 p.m., where the wreckage also ignited four cars and two storage containers, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
uncertain
wreckage → rush → Department
The horror was unfolding live on NBC4, where anchor Colleen Williams broke down after the station confirmed it had lost contact with its helicopter crew.
asserted
it → unfold → crew
The station and Telemundo 52 later released a statement mourning those killed.
asserted
station → release → those
“We are deeply saddened to share that a helicopter providing aerial news coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 was involved in a fatal accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening,” the stations said.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives.”
asserted
who → sadden → lives
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the helicopter crash.
asserted
Board → lead → crash
“The LAPD stands with the Chatsworth Community, our media partners, and all those impacted as we collectively grieve and support one another,” the LAPD said.
asserted
LAPD → stand → one
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