Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets?

Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 70% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 39. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 70% of the 33 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets biased?

Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets is one event reported by 39 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Canada Receives First Two F-35 Fighter Jets?

39 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How many F-35 fighter jets has Canada received?

Canada has received its first two F-35 fighter jets. These aircraft have been delivered to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where they will support military personnel training.

Has Canada decided on the total number of F-35s to purchase?

No, Ottawa has not yet decided on the total number of F-35 fighter jets it will purchase. The decision on the final quantity remains under review.

Where were the F-35 jets delivered?

The first two F-35 fighter jets were delivered to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. They will remain at this base, which serves as a major training facility for the F-35.