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Man found guilty in federal terrorism prosecution tied to Salman Rushdie stabbing

Headlines consistently report the man's conviction on federal terrorism charges for the Salman Rushdie stabbing, with minor variations in detail.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of July 30, 2026 at 12:17 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Man found guilty in federal terrorism prosecution tied to Salman Rushdie stabbing.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 12 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

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

Framing confidenceMostly same

15/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMan who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges

The Guardian UK · Left · News report

CenterMan found guilty in federal terrorism prosecution tied to Salman Rushdie stabbing

The Hill · Center · News report

Right / center-rightKnifeman who stabbed Salman Rushdie 15 times in front of stunned audience convicted of terrorism charges

The Sun · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Guardian UKNews report · Jul 29, 9:38 PM

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges

convicted

Jury finds Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence, guilty of all charges against him A man was convicted on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in th...

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Jul 30, 12:17 AM

Man convicted in terrorism trial over 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie

A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

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The HillNews report · Jul 29, 11:51 PM

Man found guilty in federal terrorism prosecution tied to Salman Rushdie stabbing

A man has been found guilty in a federal terrorism prosecution tied to the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie four years ago, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ said in a...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
NDTVNews report · Jul 29, 11:07 PM

Author Salman Rushdie's Attacker Hadi Matar Convicted On Terrorism Charges

AttackerHadi Matar

The man who stabbed and partially blinded author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York arts institute in 2022 was found guilty on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges stemming from the at...

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jul 29, 10:52 PM

Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

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CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · Jul 29, 10:51 PM

Convicted assailant of author Salman Rushdie found guilty of federal terrorism charges

Rushdie, 79, had faced threats on his life since the 1988 publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 29, 10:35 PM

Man convicted on terrorism charges for 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie

A jury has found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism - he is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence o...

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BBC NewsNews report · Jul 29, 10:15 PM

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses

Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jul 29, 10:06 PM

Milwaukee man charged in deadly stabbing, stealing clothes

Prosecutors charged a Milwaukee man for allegedly killing a tenant in his apartment building by stabbing him 27 times.

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CBS News - USNews report · Jul 29, 9:46 PM

Salman Rushdie attacker convicted in federal trial over 2022 stabbing

A man has been convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie.

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The SunNews report · Jul 29, 9:42 PM

Knifeman who stabbed Salman Rushdie 15 times in front of stunned audience convicted of terrorism charges

THE knifeman who stabbed Salman Rushdie 15 times in front of a horrifed audience in 2022 has been convicted of federal terrorism charges. Matar was accused of doing the Iranian Supreme Lead...

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The Sun (US)News report · Jul 29, 9:42 PM

Knifeman who stabbed Salman Rushdie 15 times in front of stunned audience convicted of terrorism charges

THE knifeman who stabbed Salman Rushdie 15 times in front of a horrifed audience in 2022 has been convicted of federal terrorism charges. Matar was accused of doing the Iranian Supreme Lead...

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Details15/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 12 sources
15/99 Wording GapHigh confidence12 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 29, 9:38 PM: The Guardian UK joined the source map.

Jul 29, 9:42 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Jul 29, 9:42 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Jul 29, 9:46 PM: CBS News - US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is stable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.