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Mostly Same
5 men stabbed in alleged anti-Muslim attack in Edinburgh, Scotland
Counter-terrorism officers have launched a probe into a series of suspected anti-Muslim incidents in Edinburgh which left five people injured. Police Scotland said a 36-year-old white Scottish man has been arrested, adding there is no further threat to the public. Officers were called to a report o...
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Same story. Mostly aligned wording.Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.
MOSTLY SAME
As of June 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedPolice arrested a man after stabbing five people in Edinburgh, Scotland, in suspected anti-Muslim attacks. A 36-year-old man was arrested.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Five injured in suspected anti-Muslim incidents across Edinburgh". The right frames it as "Counter terror police launch probe after five injured in suspected anti-Muslim incidents...".
Match confidenceHigh confidence. 10 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
10 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFive injured in suspected anti-Muslim incidents across Edinburgh
The Guardian UK · Left · News report
Center5 men stabbed in alleged anti-Muslim attack in Edinburgh, Scotland
UPI · Center · Wire story
Right / center-rightCounter terror police launch probe after five injured in suspected anti-Muslim incidents across Edinburgh
Counter terror police launch probe after five injured in suspected anti-Muslim incidents across Edinburgh
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