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9 articles from 7 news outlets, Sep 27 to Oct 26
Share of stories per day
The share of each source's stories that mention Smit Machchhar, averaged over sources with at least 3 stories that day.
Coverage by source over time
One ridge per source that mentioned Smit Machchhar, from the most left-leaning on top: how high it rises each day is the share of that source's stories that mention it.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Who picked it up when
The Daily Wire mentioned it first (Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed 9 hours later, least biased outlets 41 hours later.
One row per source that mentioned Smit Machchhar, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories that mention Smit Machchhar, Sep 27 to Oct 26, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| The New York Times | 0.2% | 2 | 1183 |
| The Guardian | 0.1% | 1 | 941 |
| The Hill | 0.1% | 1 | 1119 |
| New York Post | <0.1% | 1 | 2319 |
| The Daily Wire | 0.2% | 2 | 842 |
| Newsmax | 0.3% | 1 | 391 |
| Breitbart | 0.1% | 1 | 1819 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that mention Smit Machchhar, Sep 27 to Oct 26, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning2 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased1 of 8 sources
- <0.1%
- Right-leaning4 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index +3.4: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that mention Smit Machchhar. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index per day
Related keywords
Keywords that appear in the same articles as Smit Machchhar, Sep 27 to Oct 26: the share of its articles that also mention them, with the number of shared articles.
The search icon lists the articles that mention both.
Example articles
The article that features Smit Machchhar most, per source.
- The New York TimesWho Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?
- The GuardianFlydubai captain describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him
- The HillFlyDubai pilot on cockpit attack: 'I was fighting for my life'
- New York PostLongtime aviation pal of stabbed flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar said mid-air attack was ‘shattering’
- The Daily WireMeet The Bloodied Pilot Stabbed In Terror Attack Who Kept Fighting To Save Passengers
- NewsmaxCaptain of Flydubai Plane Describes Blocking Axe Blows as Co-Pilot Attacked
- BreitbartHero Pilot of Flydubai Flight Speaks in Interview with Indian PM Modi
All articles
Every article that mentions Smit Machchhar, Sep 27 to Oct 26. Relevance says how central it is to the article; ● marks a mention in the title. Combine with another keyword, text or sources.
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | Flydubai captain describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked himThe Guardian | 0.60 | |
| Newsmax | Captain of Flydubai Plane Describes Blocking Axe Blows as Co-Pilot AttackedNewsmax | 0.50 | |
| New York Post | Longtime aviation pal of stabbed flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar said mid-air attack was ‘shattering’New York Post | 0.60● | |
| The Daily Wire | How Israel Plans To Honor The Hero Pilot Who Stopped Its ‘9/11’The Daily Wire | 0.60 | |
| Breitbart | Hero Pilot of Flydubai Flight Speaks in Interview with Indian PM ModiBreitbart | 0.60 | |
| The Hill | FlyDubai pilot on cockpit attack: 'I was fighting for my life'The Hill | 0.70 | |
| The New York Times | Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden AttackThe New York Times | 0.60 | |
| The New York Times | Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?The New York Times | 0.90● | |
| The Daily Wire | Meet The Bloodied Pilot Stabbed In Terror Attack Who Kept Fighting To Save PassengersThe Daily Wire | 0.90 |