Flight Diverted to Maine for Security Issue: How it Unfolded on Twitter

Even though there have been a few stories about fake news and rumors floating around Twitter this week, today’s story of a diverted US Airways flight for “security reasons” was a fascinating one to follow on the social network. Below is the story as it unfolded via tweets by some of the major news organizations.

The first tweet we could find on the story came from Boston.com at 9:15am. There was no source or link provided in their tweet, and a prominent Breaking News twitter account sourced their tweet 2 minutes later. What follows is how the story unfolded in the major news organizations over the next hour.

9:15am
Boston.com
BREAKING NEWS: US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C. diverted to Bangor because of a “security issue” according to the airline

9:17am
CNN
US Airways Flight 787 from Paris to Charlotte, NC was diverted to Bangor, ME for “security issue.” Details now on @CNN TV.

9:17am
Breaking News
US Airways flight from Paris to North Carolina diverted to Maine because of ‘security issue,’ according to airline – @BostonDotCom

9:20am
Breaking News
Homeland Security official says US Airways flight diverted because ‘passenger was acting suspiciously;’ plane has landed safely – @NBCNews

9:24am
Boston.com
Breaking news: Security issue diverts N.C.-bound flight to Bangor (12:24 PM)

9:24am
CNN Breaking News
US Airways jetliner diverted on flight over Atlantic, airline spokesman says.

9:24am
Breaking News
US official: Initial reports say passenger on US Airways diverted flight appeared to be mentally unstable – @NBCNews

9:24am
New York Post
US Airways Charlotte-bound plane diverted to Maine after security scare

9:29am
WABC New York
US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte was diverted because of a passenger who exhibited “suspicious behavior” #BreakingNews

9:31am
CNN
Flight 787 has landed in Bangor, Maine after being diverted due to “security issue.” Details now on @CNN TV and CNN.com.

9:40am
CP24
US Airways Flight 787 has landed safely after being diverted because of suspicious behavior by a passenger.

9:44am
CNN Live
US Airways Flight 787 has landed safely after being diverted because of suspicious behavior by a passenger.

9:54am
AP
US Airways flight from Paris to North Carolina diverted to Maine because of “security issue.”

9:55am
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Flight diverted to Maine for ‘security issue’

9:56am
Breaking News
NORAD confirms 2 F-15 aircraft scrambled to direct the diverted US Airways plane to land in Bangor, Maine – CNN

9:58am
WABC New York
US Airways flight diverted to Maine

10:02am
MSNBC
US Airways flight diverted after security scare

10:13am
New York Times
Diverted U.S. Airways Flight Lands Safely, TSA Says

10:17am
Fox News Radio
Sources tell FOX News that a #USAirways flight was diverted to #Maine after a woman exhibited suspicious behavior.

10:22am
BBC News (Worl)d
Transatlantic US Airways flight from Paris diverts to Maine due to a passenger’s suspicious behaviour – US Airways

10:32am
CNN
Law enforcement official says woman on US Airways flight said she had surgically implanted device inside her. Details on @CNN TV.

10:32am
BreakingNews
Officials say they’re satisfied passenger on diverted US Airways flight did not present a threat – @NBCNews

10:39am
BreakingNews
Person briefed on incident says passenger on diverted flight announced she had a surgically implanted device – @AP

10:40am
CNN Breaking News
Jetliner diverted after passenger claimed device planted inside her, source says.

10:42am
Fox News Alerts
BREAKING: Fighter jets scrambled to escort Paris-US flight after passenger exhibits suspicious behavior