Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
4 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
73
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Federal investigators said Monday that weather conditions are a "major focus" of their investigation into the fiery private jet crash that killed nine people in South Florida.
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that → say → Florida
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Tom Chapman said investigators have preliminary indications that the Learjet 60 was breaking apart before it crashed in a Palm Beach County neighborhood Sunday afternoon.
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it → say → neighborhood
"We do have some indication that the aircraft was breaking up before impact," Chapman said during a Monday news conference.
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Chapman → have → conference
"And so, some of this has yet to be determined.
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some → have → this
We may find parts of the aircraft some distance away from the actual impact site."
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We → find → site
Chapman said investigators are also examining the weather conditions the jet encountered at approximately 35,000 feet, where the crew reported icing and moderate turbulence shortly before the crash.
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crew → say → crash
"The weather conditions are a major focus of the investigation," Chapman said.
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Chapman → say → investigation
"You all saw what the weather was like here at the surface.
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weather → see → surface
What we have to determine is what the weather conditions were like at altitude."
The aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas around 10:37 a.m. Sunday, bound for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas with two crew members and seven passengers aboard, according to the NTSB.
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aircraft → determine → NTSB
At approximately 12:47 p.m., the crew reported encountering manageable light clear ice and moderate turbulence, with altitude deviations of roughly 700 feet while flying at 35,000 feet.
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crew → report → feet
The crew also reported an outside temperature of minus 47 degrees Celsius, or minus 53 degrees Fahrenheit, before requesting permission to climb to 37,000 feet after encountering precipitation.
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crew → report → precipitation
Air traffic control approved the request, but less than 30 seconds later, the crew reported descending and issued a mayday call around 12:48 p.m.
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crew → approve → p.m.
We are in an overspeed condition, descending," the crew transmitted, according to Chapman, who said the remainder of the message was unintelligible.
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remainder → descend → message
Subsequent communications indicated the jet was rapidly losing altitude before it crashed into a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, around 12:50 p.m., killing all nine people aboard.
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it → indicate → people
NTSB investigator-in-charge Timothy Manville said the on-scene investigation will take several days, with recovering the wreckage from a crater in the roadway posing a significant challenge.
"The biggest obstacle that we're going to have is recovering the major wreckage from the impacted crater on the roadway," Manville said.
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Manville → say → roadway
Dashcam footage captured the jet plunging nose-first into the neighborhood and erupting into a massive fireball, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
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Digital → capture → fireball
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described the crash as "cataclysmic" Sunday, saying the aircraft "looked like a missile going down" and left a large crater beside the road.
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aircraft → describe → road
The crash also prompted the evacuation of approximately 600 people from a nearby mobile home community, according to local officials.
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crash → prompt → officials
The FAA is assisting the NTSB investigation.
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FAA → assist → investigation
The cause of the crash has not been determined.
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cause → determine → crash
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