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WORLD MagazineNews report · Jul 23, 11:46 PM
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Novelist Salman Rushdie recalls ‘lake of blood’ in testimony against his attacker
Hadi Matar, a 28-year-old Lebanese-American, is alleged to have been motivated by a fatwa that Ayatollah Khomeini issued in 1989 following Rushdie's depiction of a fictionalized Prophet Muhammad in his novel, The Satanic Verses.
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MOSTLY SAME
As of July 24, 2026 at 2:38 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The attacker is now on trial for committing an act of terror on the direction of Hezbollah.
The headline split The left frames it as "Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker's US trial on terrorism charges". The right frames it as "Knife came 'a millimetre from my brain': Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker's terrorism...".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
54/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSalman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker's US trial on terrorism charges
Le Monde English · Center-left · News report
CenterNovelist Salman Rushdie recalls ‘lake of blood’ in testimony against his attacker
The Straits Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightSalman Rushdie testifies at attacker’s terrorism trial
WORLD Magazine · Right · News report
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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Jul 24, 2:38 AM
Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker's US trial on terrorism charges
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Hadi Matar, a 28-year-old Lebanese-American, is alleged to have been motivated by a fatwa that Ayatollah Khomeini issued in 1989 following Rushdie's depiction of a fictionalized Prophet Muh...
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Sky News WorldNews report · Jul 24, 2:09 AM
Knife came 'a millimetre from my brain': Salman Rushdie testifies at attacker's terrorism trial
Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him.
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National Post (Canada)News report · Jul 24, 1:21 AM
Author Salman Rushdie testifies at terror trial of man who tried to kill him
Prosecutors allege that Hadi Matar was motivated to stab Rushdie in 2022 by a fatwa given by former Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini
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PBS NewsHourNews report · Jul 24, 12:17 AM
Author Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him
Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that n...
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The Straits TimesNews report · Jul 24, 12:17 AM
Novelist Salman Rushdie recalls ‘lake of blood’ in testimony against his attacker
The attacker is now on trial for committing an act of terror on the direction of Hezbollah.
Details54/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
54/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jul 24, 1:21 AM: National Post (Canada) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.