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Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

A man has been arrested after multiple members of the public reported the "violent attacks"

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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-leaningMuslim groups condemn 'deeply disturbing' Edinburgh attacks as 5 injuredThe National (Scotland)Mixed
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Right-leaningCounter-terror police investigate violent attacks in UK city - 5 injuredDaily ExpressMixed
Center baseline · Washington's Top News (WTOP)Mostly FactualCounterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

As of June 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened LONDON (AP) — Counterterror detectives in Scotland are investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared….
The headline split The left frames it as "Muslim groups condemn 'deeply disturbing' Edinburgh attacks as 5 injured". The right frames it as "Counter-terror police investigate violent attacks in UK city - 5 injured".
Match confidence High confidence. 11 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

11 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

92/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftCounter-terrorism police investigate after five injured in Edinburgh attacks

iNews (UK) · Center-left · News report

CenterCounterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCounter-terror police investigate violent attacks in UK city - 5 injured

Daily Express · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
iNews (UK)News report · Jun 20, 4:35 PM

Counter-terrorism police investigate after five injured in Edinburgh attacks

A man has been arrested after multiple members of the public reported the "violent attacks"

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Center-leftHigh
Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Jun 20, 5:00 PM

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

Counterterror detectives are investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Scotland's capital Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims

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CenterMostly Factual
Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jun 20, 5:00 PM

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

LONDON (AP) — Counterterror detectives in Scotland are investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared…

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Toronto StarNews report · Jun 20, 4:57 PM

Counterterror police investigate after 5 hurt in Edinburgh attacks that appeared to target Muslims

LONDON (AP) — Counterterror detectives in Scotland are investigating after five people were injured in attacks in Edinburgh that appeared to target Muslims, police said Saturday.

Open source
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jun 20, 4:27 PM

Counter-terror police investigate violent attacks in UK city - 5 injured

Counter Terrorism Policing Scotland is leading the investigation, supported by specialist officers and local policing teams

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Jun 20, 3:42 PM

Counter-terrorism police called in after five injured in Edinburgh street attacks

A number of violent incidents unfolded across Edinburgh on Friday night

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RightMixed
The SunNews report · Jun 20, 3:30 PM

Terror cops probing ‘machete rampage’ where Muslims ‘targeted’ in Edinburgh & five injured

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COUNTER-terror cops are probing an alleged machete rampage where several Muslims were injured. The topless knifeman is alleged to have targeted minorities in a suspected terror attack. Poli...

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LeftMixed
The National (Scotland)News report · Jun 20, 3:25 PM

Muslim groups condemn 'deeply disturbing' Edinburgh attacks as 5 injured

attacksmuslimgroupscondemndeeply

Muslim organisations have condemned a series of violent attacks across Edinburgh which left five people injured

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Herald (Scotland)News report · Jun 20, 2:46 PM

Counter-terrorism police lead probe into suspected Islamophobic attacks in Edinburgh

Police said they received multiple calls from members of the public on Friday evening about violent attacks including, threats, robbery and vandalism.

Open source
Details92/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 11 sources
92/99 Wording GapHigh confidence11 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 11 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 20, 2:46 PM: WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque) joined the source map.

Jun 20, 2:46 PM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Jun 20, 3:15 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Jun 20, 3:25 PM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 92/99 and story health is stable · 11 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.