F-35 jet crashes at Marine Corps base in San Diego

An F-35 crashed at a Marine Corps base in San Diego, drawing coverage from left, center, and right outlets. Early reports focus on the pilot's status and the aircraft's safety record.

How outlets across the spectrum are covering this story. We link out — headlines belong to their publishers; the summary above is ours.

• The Washington Times · right · factuality: medium
  F-35 jet crashes at Marine Corps base in San Diego
• The Guardian · left · factuality: high
  Pilot ejects from F-35B jet crash near San Diego marine base, officials say
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  US military says F-35B jet fighter crashes in California, pilot safe
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Marine Corps says F-35B jet crashed in California, pilot in stable condition after ejecting