Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 trainer aircraft collided during a training flight at Fernando Air Base, killing four pilots.
Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 aircraft collided mid-air during a training flight at Fernando Air Base in Batangas province, south of Manila. All four pilots aboard were killed, and no other casualties were reported. The air force opened an investigation and temporarily grounded its SF-260 fleet as a precaution.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- South China Morning Post+7.8 h
- AP News+8.0 h
- NY Post+10.5 h
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The split, in one line
All four outlets carry the same crash facts; the only variation is detail on the collision, NY Post adds low-altitude Friday timing, SCMP and Reuters add the grounding and investigation.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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0 of 4 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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THE RIGHT
“2 Philippine air force planes collide during training flight, killing all 4 pilots”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“2 Philippine air force planes collide during a training flight, killing all 4 pilots - AP News” · South China Morning Post, AP News, Reuters
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Fact ledger
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Claimed
The air force temporarily grounded its SF-260 fleet and opened an investigation into the cause.
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