4 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Different Spin
CCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe
A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh. Counter-terrorism officers were brought in to investigate the attacks across the city which left five people injured. Police Scotland confirmed on Saturday a white Scottish man had been arr...
2 Left1 Center1 Right
Same story. Different framing.Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftMuslim groups hit out at ‘poisonous far-right narrative’ for ‘shocking’ Edinburgh attacksThe IndependentMostly Factual
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Right-leaningMan, 36, charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in EdinburghGB NewsMixed
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Center baseline · BBC NewsHighCCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe
As of June 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA topless man can be seen driving erratically in Edinburgh before abandoning his car and attacking a black man and a delivery rider.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Muslim groups hit out at ‘poisonous far-right narrative’ for ‘shocking’ Edinburgh attacks". The right frames it as "Man, 36, charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
75/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMuslim groups hit out at ‘poisonous far-right narrative’ for ‘shocking’ Edinburgh attacks
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterCCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMan, 36, charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
Man, 36, charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh
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A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh. Counter-terrorism officers were brought in to investigate the attacks across th...
