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Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in 2023 shooting of 3 Palestinian students

All headlines from these sources use identical phrasing, indicating no framing differences.

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As of September 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A jury has found Jason Eaton guilty of attempted murder after the 2023 shooting of three college students in Burlington, Vermont.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMan Found Guilty of Shooting 3 Palestinian Students in Vermont

New York Times US · Center-left · News report

CenterJury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in 2023 shooting of 3 Palestinian students

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 21, 6:31 PM

Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in 2023 shooting of 3 Palestinian students

A jury has found Jason Eaton guilty of attempted murder after the 2023 shooting of three college students in Burlington, Vermont.

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New York Times USNews report · Sep 21, 6:34 PM

Man Found Guilty of Shooting 3 Palestinian Students in Vermont

Lawyers for Jason Eaton had argued that he was suffering from delusions at the time of the shootings and should not be held criminally responsible.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - USNews report · Sep 21, 6:18 PM

Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students

A jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his cla...

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CenterHigh
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Sep 21, 5:59 PM

Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students

A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in h...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 21, 5:34 PM

Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students

A jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his cla...

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 19 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 21, 5:34 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 21, 5:59 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Sep 21, 6:18 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Sep 21, 6:31 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 19 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.