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When Media Call a Cockpit Stabbing, Hijacking Distress Signal and Nosedive a Pilot ‘Clash,’ ‘Fight’ or ‘Brawl’

One pilot stabbed another on a FlyDubai flight en route to Tel Aviv, resulting in the stabbed pilot sending distress and hijacking signals. The plane took a nosedive and a mass casualty event was thwarted by brave crew members and Israeli passengers who subdued the attacking copilot. Despite this known information, early and mid-day mainstream media news reports sanitized the terrifying events as a "fight," "brawl," or "clash" in the cockpit.

ABC Omits Hezbollah’s Role in UNIFIL Death

An ABC News brief on the news organization's website reported the death of one United Nations peacekeeper in Lebanon from a mortar attack. The report used passive language and refrained from ascribing blame to Hezbollah.