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Liberal Terrorist Attacks Federal Building in New York [Updated]
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 5 reports on this story from 5 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 2 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 96 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 3 of the 5 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 22 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Washington Post, HuffPost, NHK World, Federal News Network, Power Line.
Left(2)
Washington PostAJul 20, 10:17 PM
Veteran with ‘anti-ICE’ views targeted federal building in New York, FBI says
The incident follows at least two other attacks outside of ICE facilities as the agency carries out the Trump administration’s mass deportation operations.
HuffPostCJul 20, 5:37 PM
Person In Custody After Setting Off Fireworks In Front Of New York Federal Building
Police arrested Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old anti-ICE activist.
Center(2)
NHK WorldAJul 21, 2:19 PM
Anti-ICE suspect accused of setting fire outside New York federal building - nhk.or.jp
Anti-ICE suspect accused of setting fire outside New York federal building nhk.or.jp
Federal News NetworkAJul 20, 11:56 PM
Ex-soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York federal building, FBI says
Right(1)
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