13 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago
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Ex-soldier started a fire and fired pellet gun outside New York federal building, FBI says
A man identified as Andrew Arrabaca has been arrested after allegedly dousing a stairwell with gasoline and setting a large fire outside the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in lower Manhattan, New York.
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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.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftArmy veteran sets off fireworks, starts fire outside NYC federal building, FBI saysCBS NewsHigh
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Right-leaningICE building fire suspect identified with multiple weaponsOANLow
Center baseline · WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)HighEx-soldier started a fire and fired pellet gun outside New York federal building, FBI says
As of July 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedAccording to the FBI, the man set off fireworks outside a federal building that includes a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Army veteran sets off fireworks, starts fire outside NYC federal building, FBI says". The right frames it as "ICE building fire suspect identified with multiple weapons".
Match confidenceHigh confidence. 13 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
13 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
89/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftArmy veteran sets off fireworks, starts fire outside NYC federal building, FBI says
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterEx-soldier started a fire and fired pellet gun outside New York federal building, FBI says
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightICE building fire suspect identified with multiple weapons
NYC: ICE building fire suspect identified with multiple weapons
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