{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/us-military-uses-lasers-to-down-cartel-drones-at-border","slug":"us-military-uses-lasers-to-down-cartel-drones-at-border","url":"https://mediabias.news/conflict/us-military-uses-lasers-to-down-cartel-drones-at-border","title":"US military uses lasers to down cartel drones at border","subtitle":"Officials report 11 drones downed with new laser technology, while other reports cite up to 100 in August.","excerpt":"The US military has deployed laser technology along the US-Mexico border, downing 11 cartel drones assessed as associated with illicit activity. Reports vary on the total number of drones downed in August, with some citing up to 100.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T17:46:06.114Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-04T16:44:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T23:00:41.849Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to US Northern Command and Fox News, with some details from a Pentagon official.","critic":"The reporting is largely based on digests, with limited original reporting and a lack of direct quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Headlines promise specific numbers of drones downed, but the body of the reporting often hedges with 'approximately' or 'about'."}},"tags":["#BorderSecurity","#CartelActivity","#DroneTechnology","#USMexicoRelations","#MilitaryOperations"],"entities":["US Northern Command","Claudia Sheinbaum","US military","Mexican army","Pentagon","Fox News"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["US military officials confirmed 11 cartel drones were downed using laser technology deployed along the US-Mexico border.","The drones were assessed by US Northern Command to be associated with illicit activity.","Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that unilateral US actions on Mexican soil would breach sovereignty.","Reports differ on the total number of drones downed in August, with some citing up to 100."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US military officials have stated that 11 cartel drones have been downed using laser technology since its deployment along the US-Mexico border last week. US Northern Command assessed these unmanned aerial systems as being associated with illicit activity. The technology used is the Army Multipurpose High-Energy Laser system. In total, more than 300 drones have been downed since the start of 2026 using various systems, with over 100 taken down in August."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on drone numbers"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While US military officials stated that 11 drones were downed using lasers since the technology's deployment last week, other reports cite a higher number for the month of August. Fox News reported that the US military downed approximately 100 suspected cartel drones at the southern border in August. An unidentified Pentagon source also stated that US armed forces shot down approximately 100 drones in August, allegedly in coordination with the Mexican army."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports mention the figure of 11 cartel drones being downed using lasers since the technology's deployment last week, which was stated by US military officials and reported by centre and right-rated outlets. None of the right-rated reports mention Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum's statement that unilateral US actions on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country's sovereignty."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Radio France Internationale","url":"https://rfi.fr/fr/am%C3%A9riques/20260905-fronti%C3%A8re-mexique-arm%C3%A9e-%C3%A9tats-unis-neutralise-centaines-de-drones-cartels-organisations-criminelles","headline":"Border with Mexico: the American Army Neutralizes Hundreds of Drones Belonging to Criminal Organizations","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T12:18:05.469Z"},{"sourceName":"cphpost.dk","url":"https://cphpost.dk/2026-09-05/general/us-used-laser-to-shoot-down-drones-at-mexico-border","headline":"US used laser to shoot down drones at Mexico border - The Copenhagen Post","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T11:29:35.000Z"},{"sourceName":"nafeza2world.com","url":"https://nafeza2world.com/qatar_news/2771124","headline":"The U.S. Army Has Announced the Destruction of 300 Drones Launched by Drug Cartels on the Border with Mexico.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T10:00:47.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Rio Times","url":"https://riotimesonline.com/mexico-border-drones-smugglers-2026","headline":"Mexico Border Drones Were Smugglers', Defence Chief Says","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T08:23:21.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Aktuality.sk","url":"https://aktuality.sk/clanok/ndDKTsl/usa-zostrelili-pri-mexickej-hranici-uz-vyse-300-dronov-kartelov","headline":"US Has Shot Down over 300 Cartel Drones Near the Mexican Border","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T07:41:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hospodárske Noviny","url":"https://hnonline.sk/svet/96300694-usa-maju-plne-ruky-prace-s-kartelmi-od-zaciatku-roka-zostrelili-pozdlz-mexickej-hranice-uz-stovky-dronov","headline":"The US Has Its Hands Full with Cartels. 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