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Neo-Nazi, 22, caught by MI5 outside Morrisons trying to buy gun and 200 bullets for terror attack is jailed for 13 years
A TEEN who tried to buy a gun for a chilling mass terror attack has been jailed after he was caught in a dramatic undercover sting. Alfie Coleman was 19 when he was set up as part by MI5 outside a Morrisons supermarket in Stratford, East London. The warped teen “idolised” Thomas Mair, who murdered....
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Same story. Different framing.Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftMessenger: St. Louis teen who spoke against gun violence becomes a victim of itSt. Louis Post-DispatchMostly Factual
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Right-leaningTeen who tried to buy gun for chilling mass terror attack jailed after dramatic police sting in Morrisons car parkThe Sun UKLow
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As of July 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedAlfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after an Old Bailey retrial.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Messenger: St. Louis teen who spoke against gun violence becomes a victim of it". The right frames it as "Teen who tried to buy gun for chilling mass terror attack jailed after dramatic police st...".
Match confidenceMedium 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 confidenceStrong
84/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMessenger: St. Louis teen who spoke against gun violence becomes a victim of it
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Center-left · News report
CenterNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Right / center-rightTeen who tried to buy gun for chilling mass terror attack jailed after dramatic police sting in Morrisons car park
Teen who tried to buy gun for chilling mass terror attack jailed after dramatic police sting in Morrisons car park
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A TEEN who tried to buy a gun for a chilling mass terror attack has been jailed after he was caught in a dramatic undercover sting. Alfie Coleman was 19 when he was set up as part by MI5 ou...
