{
  "article": "https://managingexpectations.net/blog/articles/mgm-lion-martin-jensen-1927-flight.html",
  "reviewed": "2026-11-04",
  "lead": "https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kfj3E5GYZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr",
  "verdict": "Core story supported; narrative detail caveats",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "University of Wyoming American Heritage Center — When Lions Fly (2020)",
      "url": "https://ahcwyo.org/2020/04/13/when-lions-fly/"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "title": "Archives West — Martin Jensen Papers, Collection 10025",
      "url": "https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv483978"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "title": "PHOENIX magazine — King of the Coconino (2018)",
      "url": "https://www.phoenixmag.com/2018/09/01/king-of-the-coconino/"
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "title": "Smithsonian Magazine — The Story of Hollywood’s Most Famous Lion (2017)",
      "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mgms-first-lion-didnt-roar-180962852/"
    }
  ],
  "image_status": "Social collage inspected, individual panels not authenticated; not republished",
  "limits": "Online archive summary and finding aid reviewed; physical archival collection, original accident report and telephone transcript not reviewed."
}