2026-07-22 archive

ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 4 RIGHT · Jul 22, 1:09 AM

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Veteran charged with arson after blaze at Manhattan ICE facility

Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team investigate two weapons found at the scene where an incendiary device was detonated outside of 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, New York, United States on July 20, 2026. Prosecutors say Andrew Arrabaca, 43, targeted the federal building where many immigrants...

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 7/22/2026, 1:09:50 AM.

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What happenedA federal magistrate judge denied bail for Andrew Arrabaca, calling the circumstances of his charge “troubling.”.
What changedThe left frames it as "NYC man accused of setting fire outside immigration court charged with arson". The right frames it as "Army veteran faces arson charge after fire attack outside NYC federal building".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

77WORDING GAP

6 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "NYC man accused of setting fire outside immigration court charged with arson". The right frames it as "Army veteran faces arson charge after fire attack outside NYC federal building".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 21, 9:46 PM: Fox News - US joined the source map.

Jul 21, 9:55 PM: The American Spectator joined the source map.

Jul 21, 9:55 PM: Religion News Service joined the source map.

Jul 21, 10:14 PM: WNYC joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report
WNYC1h ago

NYC man accused of setting fire outside immigration court charged with arson

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Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team investigate two weapons found at the scene where an incendiary device was detonated outside of 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, New York, United Stat...

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Center ·News report

Veteran charged with arson after blaze at Manhattan ICE facility

A federal magistrate judge denied bail for Andrew Arrabaca, calling the circumstances of his charge “troubling.”

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Center-right ·News report

Jersey City woman, 23, accused of setting street fire next to man

Police say a man woke up under the Tonnelle Avenue underpass to find flames burning around him — and the situation got worse from there. Continue reading…

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Center-right ·News report

Inside a Brooklyn church where immigration activism is the gospel

(RNS) — From encrypted apps to legal clinics: How an immigrant-majority church is responding to protect its congregation.

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Center-right ·News report

Anti-ICE Extremist Sets Fire to Federal NYC Building

On the morning of Monday, July 20, Andrew Arrabaca is alleged to have staged a violent attack on federal law...

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Right ·News report

Army veteran faces arson charge after fire attack outside NYC federal building

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Videos show fire and bright orange flames outside 26 Federal Plaza as Andrew Arrabaca allegedly fired an airsoft rifle at the federal building.

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