šļø Story file #80
FBI arrests woman accused of spying for China and surveilling Taiwan president's son
Oct 5, 1 AM ET to Oct 6, 7 PM ET
- 27outlets carried it
- š«12 Ā· 4 Ā· 11šleft Ā· center Ā· right
- 1.8 dayson the front pages
- 25front pages at once, at its peak
- 4 minof TV captions
- 3radio newscasts
- 14people retold it online
š£ How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.
- Oct 5, 1 AM ETfirst on a front page: Bloomberg
- Oct 5, 9 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
- Oct 5, 12 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
- Oct 5, 10 PM ETpeak: on 25 front pages
- Oct 6, 4 AM ETretold online by 14 people
š° Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
š” wire copy: 4 outlets ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (HuffPost, NBC News, The Guardian, Washington Examiner)
š¬ quoted: āBrazen plotā
š£ļø only one side says: š« taiwan leader's family
āļø 9 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- CBS News (2 wordings): āFBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for Chinaā ā āFBI arrests woman at LAX accused of being Chinese agentā
- Fox News (3 wordings): āCalifornia realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan presidentās relativeā ā āAlleged Chinese spy attempting to flee the country is arrested at the airport just before takeoffā
- New York Post (3 wordings): āXI-Cret Agent Calif. realtor, 34, busted at LAX for spying for China as creepy texts to Beijing handlers revealed: fedsā ā āXi-cret agent California realtor, 34, busted at LAX on Chinese espionage charges as creepy texts to Beijing handlers revealed: fedsā
- News Nation (2 wordings): āWoman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's son arrested at LAX: Reportā ā āWoman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's son arrested at LAXā
- Red State (2 wordings): āFBI Nabs Alleged Chinese Agent at LAX After Surveillance Mission Targeting Taiwan President's Sonā ā āFBI Nabs Alleged Chinese Agent at LAX After Surveillance Mission Targeting Taiwan President's Son Jennifer Van Laarā
- Reuters (2 wordings): āUS accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's sonā ā āUS accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's son - reuters.comā
- The Epoch Times (4 wordings): āFBI Arrests Chinese Woman at LAX for Surveilling Son of Taiwanese Presidentā ā āCalifornia Realtor Accused of Spying for China Appears in Courtā
- The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): āFBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Foreign Agent at LAX as She Attempts to Board Flight to Shanghai ā Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Presidentās Son and Family for CCPā ā āCalifornia Realtor Arrested at LAX as Alleged Chinese Agent Who Spied on Taiwanese Presidentās Sonā
- The Guardian (2 wordings): āCalifornia woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan presidentās son for Chinaā ā āFBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan leaderās family for Chinaā
Every outlet's first headline (27), left to right by AllSides rating
HuffPost
FBI Arrests Woman Accused Of Spying On Taiwan Leader's Family For China Oct 5, 9 AM ET
The Daily Beast
FBI Busts Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Presidentās Son Oct 5, 1 PM ET
The Guardian
California woman arrested and accused of spying on Taiwan presidentās son for China Oct 5, 2 AM ET
ABC News
Woman charged in spying on Taiwan president's son Oct 6, 6 AM ET- AP FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan leaderās family for China Oct 5, 3 PM ET
CBS News
FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China Oct 4, 7 PM ET
CNN
California woman arrested for spying for China and surveilling Taiwanese presidentās son, officials say Oct 5, 12 AM ET
Los Angeles Times
Feds say O.C. woman secretly worked for China, surveilled son of Taiwanās president Oct 5, 5 PM ET
NBC News
U.S. accuses California woman of spying for China, including surveilling Taiwan presidentās son Oct 5, 3 AM ET
The Independent
California real estate agent accused of spying on Taiwanese presidentās son for China Oct 5, 7 AM ET
USA Today
'Brazen plot': Mansion-selling California realtor charged with spying for China Oct 5, 10 PM ET
Yahoo News
FBI arrests California realtor suspected of being unregistered Chinese agent Oct 4, 9 PM ET
Bloomberg
US Arrests Suspected China Spy for Surveilling Taiwan Leaderās Son A woman suspected of spying for China by surveilling the Taiwanese presidentās son and his family has been arrested by the US before she could board a flight to Shanghai. Oct 5, 1 AM ET
News Nation
Woman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's son arrested at LAX: Report Oct 5, 7 AM ET
Reuters
US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's son Oct 5, 12 AM ET
Straight Arrow News
FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan presidentās son for China Oct 5, 7 AM ET
Just the News
FBI in Los Angeles arrests realtor who allegedly worked as Chinese agent Oct 4, 11 PM ET
The Epoch Times
FBI Arrests Chinese Woman at LAX for Surveilling Son of Taiwanese President Oct 5, 7 AM ET
The Washington Times
California Realtor charged with spying on Taiwan presidentās family in Seattle Oct 6, 3 PM ET
Washington Examiner
FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwanese leaderās family for China Oct 5, 11 AM ET
Fox News
California realtor nabbed at LAX in alleged China spy case targeting Taiwan presidentās relative Oct 4, 10 PM ET
IJR
FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling son of Taiwan's president Oct 5, 1 AM ET
New York Post
XI-Cret Agent Calif. realtor, 34, busted at LAX for spying for China as creepy texts to Beijing handlers revealed: feds Oct 5, 2 AM ET
Newsmax
FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent at LAX Oct 5, 7 AM ET- OAN Suspected Chinese foreign agent accused of spying on Taiwanese officialās relative in U.S. arrested at LAX Oct 5, 2 PM ET
Red State
FBI Nabs Alleged Chinese Agent at LAX After Surveillance Mission Targeting Taiwan President's Son Oct 5, 12 AM ET
The Gateway Pundit
FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Foreign Agent at LAX as She Attempts to Board Flight to Shanghai ā Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Presidentās Son and Family for CCP Oct 5, 9 AM ET
š” Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
šŗ On TV
- CA REALTOR ACCUSED OF SPYING ON TAIWAN PRESIDENT'S SON IN U.S. FOR CHINA Fox News, 2 min
- CA REALTOR ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR CHINA Fox News, 46 s
- FBI ARRESTS CALIFORNIA WOMAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR CHINA CNN, 45 s
- FBI ARRESTS ACCUSED CHINESE SPY BEFORE LAX FLIGHT Fox News, 21 s
- FBI ARRESTS ALLEGED CHINESE FOREIGN AGENT AT LAX Fox News, 15 s
- REALTOR ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF SPYING FOR CHINA Fox News, 8 s
- CALIFORNIA REALTOR ACCUSED OF BEING CHINESE AGENT Fox News, 8 s
š» On the radio
- ABC News Update, Oct 6, 1:32 AM ET: story 3 of 5
- ABC News Update, Oct 5, 10:32 PM ET: story 2 of 4
- NPR News Now, Oct 5, 12:09 PM ET: story 4 of 6
š§¶ Retelling
what people online made of it
š§¶ Retold online
- A California woman was arrested at LAX for allegedly spying for China and surveilling the son of Taiwan's president. Oct 6: told by 14 people; told before on Oct 5
On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.
š£ļø names in it: China Taiwan FBI California United States (LAX)
š Checking
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š§ No fact-checker has taken it on yet.
š§µ Persistence
the running story it belongs to
š± A story of its own so far: no saga yet.