Survived the Bin

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ran it too: "Man arrested for intoxicated driving after fatal Plano crash kills 2" See the second report.

The Bin says so in public when a binned story checks out. The cards about how it was first reported stay, with their receipts.

The cards and their receipts

• Nobody Else Bit

  Patch reported it on Nov 3, 2026. MoCo Ledger watched for a second outlet for 36 hours. None ran it.

  One outlet ran it. No second outlet picked it up before the clock ran out.

• Telephone Game

  according to FAA records and his former employer, Fox 29 reported

  The pilot's identity is credited to Fox 29 and the New York Post rather than reported firsthand.

• Buried the Lede

  Though authorities haven’t released the names of those killed in the fiery crash, family members told the New York Post

  Victim names come from family members via another outlet, and the headline leads with the pilot's hometown instead.

• Dumpster Fire

  3 cards on one story: Nobody Else Bit, Telephone Game, Buried the Lede.

  Three or more cards on one story.

• Confirmed Later

  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ran it too: "Man arrested for intoxicated driving after fatal Plano crash kills 2"

  A second outlet ran it after all. The story survived the Bin, and the Bin says so.

What's actually established

Only what the reporting itself states, each with the words it rests on. One outlet saying it is not the same as it being confirmed.

• The crash killed Gregory, his co-pilot, a Texas family, their nanny and two friends on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County. The crash killed Gregory, his co-pilot, a Texas family, their nanny and two friends on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County.
• The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the cause of the crash The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the cause of the crash
• The business jet departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas at 10:37 a.m. Sunday, headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas The business jet departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas at 10:37 a.m. Sunday, headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas

The record

Outlet

Patch Not rated

Headline

PA Man Pilot In Fatal FL Crash That Killed 9

Published

Nov 3, 2026, 8:29 am

The clock

Confirmed after 6 days

How it got here

MoCo Ledger waited for a second outlet. None came before its clock ran out.

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