Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Jul 8, 1:00 PM
Warning to parents as Essex neo-Nazi jailed for 13 years for planning mass gun attack
Alfie Coleman was caught by MI5 in an undercover sting
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Different Spin
Neo-Nazi who planned gun attack jailed after MI5 sting
Alfie Coleman was caught by MI5 in an undercover sting
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftWarning to parents as Essex neo-Nazi jailed for 13 years for planning mass gun attack
The IndependentMostly Factual
Right-leaningNeo-Nazi jailed for over 13 years for planning mass gun attack after being snared by MI5
GB NewsMixed
Center baseline · 
BBC NewsHighNeo-Nazi who planned gun attack jailed after MI5 sting
As of July 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Alfie Coleman, 22, is sentenced at the Old Bailey after being found guilty in April.
The headline split The left frames it as "Warning to parents as Essex neo-Nazi jailed for 13 years for planning mass gun attack". The right frames it as "Neo-Nazi jailed for over 13 years for planning mass gun attack after being snared by MI5".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
81/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftWarning to parents as Essex neo-Nazi jailed for 13 years for planning mass gun attack
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterNeo-Nazi who planned gun attack jailed after MI5 sting
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNeo-Nazi, 22, caught by MI5 outside Morrisons trying to buy gun and 200 bullets for terror attack is jailed for 13 years
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
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Metro UKNews report · Jul 8, 1:25 PM
Neo-Nazi who had ‘kill list’ of Tesco colleagues jailed over gun attack plot
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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Jul 8, 1:18 PM
Neo-Nazi, 22, caught by MI5 outside Morrisons trying to buy gun and 200 bullets for terror attack is jailed for 13 years
Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after an Old Bailey retrial.
CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Jul 8, 1:15 PM
Neo-Nazi who planned gun attack jailed after MI5 sting
Alfie Coleman, 22, is sentenced at the Old Bailey after being found guilty in April.
RightMixed
GB NewsNews report · Jul 8, 12:30 PM
Neo-Nazi jailed for over 13 years for planning mass gun attack after being snared by MI5
A neo-Nazi has been jailed for more than 13 years, with a further five years on extended licence, for planning a mass gun attack after being snared by MI5. Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Not...
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jul 8, 12:27 PM
Neo Nazi plotted mass gun slaughter and planned to target Mayor of London
Alfie Coleman, 22, has been jailed for 13 and a half years at the Old Bailey
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RightLow
The Sun UKNews report · Jul 8, 12:25 PM
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...
Details81/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
81/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 8, 12:25 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.
Jul 8, 12:27 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.
Jul 8, 12:30 PM: GB News joined the source map.
Jul 8, 1:00 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 81/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.