UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, officials say
UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, officials say
A shelter-in-place has been issued in a 5-mile radius of the Louisville International Airport after a UPS plane crashed, officials said.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is inaccurate. The provided sources describe a UPS plane crash in Birmingham, Alabama in 2013, not Louisville, Kentucky. The article's claim about a shelter-in-place is also not supported by the provided sources.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky
- Verification Source #1: Reports a UPS cargo plane crash near Birmingham airport in 2013.
- Verification Source #2: Reports a UPS cargo plane crash in Birmingham in 2013 en route from Louisville, KY.
- Verification Source #3: Reports on a UPS cargo plane arriving from Louisville, Kentucky that had an accident at Yeager Airport in 2017.
- Verification Source #4: Reports on a UPS plane crash in Alabama in 2013 headed from Louisville, KY.
- Verification Source #5: Reports on a plane that crashed at Charleston's Yeager Airport after leaving Louisville airport.
- Assessment: Contradicted. The sources describe crashes in Birmingham and Charleston, not Louisville.
- Claim: A shelter-in-place has been issued in a 5-mile radius of the Louisville International Airport after a UPS plane crashed
- Assessment: Unverified. None of the provided sources mention a shelter-in-place order.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "UPS cargo plane crashes near Birmingham airport; mayor says 2 ..."
- Source 2: "Two Dead in UPS Cargo Plane Crash in Birmingham"
- Source 4: "The A300 jet headed from Louisville, Ky., to ..." (referring to the Birmingham crash)