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Coeur d'Alene man sentenced to 18 years for planning attack to support ISIS - Tue, 10 Nov 2026 PST

ABC News - US reaches for "plot" where The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) stays flat.

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As of November 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A 21-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison for taking planning and gathering the weapons for a mass shooting at a local church in the name of ISIS.
The headline split The left frames it as "An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot". The center frames it as "An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftAn Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterCoeur d'Alene man sentenced to 18 years for planning attack to support ISIS - Tue, 10 Nov 2026 PST

The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Nov 11, 2:26 AM

Coeur d'Alene man sentenced to 18 years for planning attack to support ISIS - Tue, 10 Nov 2026 PST

A 21-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison for taking planning and gathering the weapons for a mass shooting at a local church in the name of ISIS.

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ABC News - USNews report · Nov 11, 1:42 AM

An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot

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An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to support the Islamic State group

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Nov 11, 3:54 AM

An Idaho man gets 18 years in prison for an Islamic State support plot

An Idaho man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for attempting to support the Islamic State group, having pleaded guilty last month.

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Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 1:42 AM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:26 AM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 3:54 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.