Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 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
120
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A key part of the Florida Learjet 60 that slammed into the ground on Sunday has been found miles from the crash site.
asserted
that → slam → site
Nine people were killed when the plane crashed at around 12.50 p.m. in Cresthaven, including the pilot and co-pilot as well as a young family.
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plane → kill → pilot
An investigation was launched into the crash shortly after it took place, with National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman confirming to reporters on Tuesday that the “majority” of the plane’s left elevator had been found, which controls the tail.
asserted
which → launch → tail
“The majority of the aircraft’s left elevator was located in three pieces within a range about 1.3 to 3.8 miles away from the accident site,” Chapman said.
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Chapman → locate → site
“Those items are being retained for analysis.
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items → retain → analysis
“For those not as familiar with aircraft components, the elevator is a control surface located on the tail which controls the up and down pitch of the aircraft.”
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which → locate → aircraft
Footage of the crash was recorded by witnesses, who caught the moment that the plane struck the ground and exploded into a fireball.
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plane → record → fireball
The aircraft’s co-pilot was heard in audio reviewed by CNN and Sky News sending out a mayday call before stating that the plane was descending at 20,000 feet per minute.
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plane → hear → minute
The co-pilot had previously reported that ice had begun to accumulate on the aircraft and noted that they had experienced turbulence that bounced them 700 feet, according to LiveATC.com records reviewed by CNN.
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that → report → CNN
Speaking about the left elevator, Chapman said that he was unsure if the pilot could have stopped the plane from nosediving even if the component had been attached.
uncertain
component → speak → plane
“At those speeds I don’t know that it would’ve been effective even if it had still been attached to the aircraft, but knowing that it was lost is a very important piece of evidence in terms of pointing us toward other things to investigate,” he said.
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he → know → things
Chapman also confirmed to reporters that the cause of the crash remains unknown.
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cause → confirm → crash
“What that means exactly, in terms of what caused the aircraft to lose control, or whether the loss of this piece was a result of the forces on the aircraft, we don’t know yet,” he said.
asserted
he → mean → aircraft
Jeff Guzzetti, an aviation safety expert, told The Associated Press that the component could have been lost during turbulence or as the plane fell to the ground.
uncertain
plane → tell → ground
“That very well could explain the missile-like profile just before it hit the ground,” he said.
uncertain
he → explain → ground
The plane had been bound for the Bahamas and had taken off from Austin, Texas, before crashing in Florida and killing all nine people on board.
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plane → bind → board
A family of four, including Retention founder Adam Robinson; his wife, Helen Sharp; and their children, four-year-old Emma and two-year-old Charlie, were among the victims.
The family’s nanny, Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, and two family friends, Charmi Fehr and Rachael Reed, also died in the crash, along with 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras and pilot Jeff Gregory, 55.
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nanny → include → Filgueiras
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