Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
2 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Two TSA agents uncovered a sharp object that could have been plucked from the pages of a comic book or a horror film, while scanning luggage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
uncertain
that → uncover → Airport
One agent said he'd never seen anything like it since joining TSA two years ago, while the agency described the offending item as "mutant blades."
asserted
agency → say → blades
The officers, identified as Douglas Linn and Dennis Oishi, spotted the blades while reviewing X-ray images at one of the airport's security checkpoints and proceeded to search the bag, TSA said.
asserted
TSA → identify → bag
What they found, the agency said, "resembled a mix between Wolverine-style claws and Freddy Krueger blades," referencing the fictional Marvel Universe character and the notorious villain from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
asserted
agency → find → Street
TSA said the dangerous discovery should serve as a reminder "that some accessories are better suited for movie screens than airplane cabins.
asserted
accessories → say → cabins
"
"Not a Marvel-ous idea in your carry-on bag," the agency wrote Tuesday in a post on X, which included photos of the spooky apparatus as well as a reminder to travelers: "Please pack all mutant blades in a checked bag."
asserted
which → carry → bag
Linn, the officer who initially flagged the carry-on bag containing the blades, recalled his surprise when they first popped up on the X-ray screen.
asserted
they → flag → screen
"I saw three blades and distinct claw-like features," he said in a statement.
asserted
he → see → statement
"I was amazed, and even more so when it came out of the bag.
asserted
it → come → bag
I had never seen anything like this during my two years at TSA."
asserted
I → see → TSA
The passenger, who said he'd forgotten the item was in his luggage, voluntarily abandoned the blades at the security checkpoint once Oishi, who'd searched the bag, removed them.
asserted
who → say → them
Ann Rhoades, the supervisory TSA officer, said in another statement that the blades were among "the most unusual items" she'd encountered in her seven years with the agency.
"My first thought was, 'Oh my gosh,' and my second thought was, 'Is this what I think it is?'" said Rhoades.
asserted
Rhoades → say → agency
Air travelers are allowed to pack sharp objects, like box cutters, corkscrews, darts and knives in their checked baggage, as long as the items are "sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors," according to TSA's guidelines.
uncertain
items → allow → guidelines
The Aporia
