Claims extracted
9
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
3 of 9 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
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A raging passenger from Brooklyn allegedly went off on a drunken, racist and expletive-filled tirade aboard an Atlanta-bound Delta flight from New York City, leading to his removal from the plane before takeoff.
uncertain
passenger → rag → takeoff
Jerome Anixter, 60, was escorted off Delta flight 2342 by Port Authority police officers around 1:30 p.m. Thursday after his onboard meltdown, law enforcement sources told The Post.
asserted
sources → escort → Post
Officers responded to the aircraft after receiving a call about a seemingly intoxicated passenger causing a disturbance onboard while the flight prepared for departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, the sources said.
asserted
sources → respond → Queens
Video circulating online and reportedly filmed by a passenger onboard the flight captured the unruly passenger hurling the N-word and yelling, “Can you believe these mother f–kers?!” while being escorted off the aircraft by Port Authority officers.
uncertain
you → circulate → officers
The footage was shared on X by @thenewsjunkie, who said the filming passenger claimed the man allegedly yelled “Death to America” and pretended to shoot fellow passengers.
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man → share → passengers
The Post wasn’t immediately able to confirm that the man in the video is Anixter, however, the details of the flight match those provided by sources.
“Delta has zero tolerance for disruptive behavior, and we thank law enforcement for their assistance in removing this unruly customer,” a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement to The Post.
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spokesperson → confirm → Post
“We apologize to the customers on Delta flight DL2342 for this experience and any delay in their travels.”
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We → apologize → travels
The Atlanta-bound flight, with 160 passengers and six crewmembers onboard, departed from JFK airport 45 minutes late after the incident unfolded.
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incident → bind → airport
After being booted from the aircraft, Anixter was arrested and charged with assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, sources said.
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sources → boot → administration