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US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

The Epoch Times reaches for "plot" where Star Tribune stays flat.

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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 August 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol.
The headline split The left frames it as "Woman Charged in Alleged Plot to Bomb the New York State Capitol". The right frames it as "Woman Charged in ISIS-Inspired Plot to Bomb NY State Capitol".
Match confidence High confidence. 9 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

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

Framing confidenceModerate

74/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWoman Charged in Alleged Plot to Bomb the New York State Capitol

Time · Center-left · News report

CenterUS charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

South China Morning Post · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPlus-size Muslim woman, 35, plotted ISIS bombing of NY State Capitol after scouting building in burka, FBI says

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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South China Morning PostNews report · Aug 20, 11:21 PM

US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday after she told an FBI informant she “wanted to destroy” the New York Stat...

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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Aug 21, 1:48 AM

Plus-size Muslim woman, 35, plotted ISIS bombing of NY State Capitol after scouting building in burka, FBI says

The woman allegedly posted messages online that included, 'Praise be to Allah for September 11th' and 'When I can migrate, I will poison these infidels.'

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RightMixed
The Epoch TimesNews report · Aug 21, 1:13 AM

Woman Charged in ISIS-Inspired Plot to Bomb NY State Capitol

plot

The woman allegedly planned to kill state politicians and flee to Syria after pledging support to the terrorist group.

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CenterMostly Factual
CNA SingaporeNews report · Aug 21, 12:39 AM

US charges woman with IS-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

Open source
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OANNews report · Aug 21, 12:14 AM

ISIS-inspired plot thwarted: N.Y. woman charged in plan to bomb Albany Capitol

A New York woman who converted to Islam has been arrested in an ISIS-inspired terror plot to bomb the state Capitol in Albany. She was charged with attempting to provide material support to...

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Center-leftHigh
TimeNews report · Aug 20, 11:08 PM

Woman Charged in Alleged Plot to Bomb the New York State Capitol

A criminal complaint outlines the sting operation that led the FBI to apprehend 35-year-old Jessica Bowie.

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CenterMostly Factual
Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Aug 20, 11:01 PM

US charges woman for allegedly plotting attack on New York State Capitol

The suspect, Jessica Bowie, 35, was arrested on charges of providing material support for 'terrorism'.

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Legal InsurrectionNews report · Aug 20, 11:00 PM

New York Woman Charged in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Attack State Capitol

Jessica Bowie: "I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting." The post New York Woman Charged in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Attack...

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Star TribuneNews report · Aug 20, 10:55 PM

New York woman charged with plotting to set off explosives at N.Y. Capitol, kill state lawmakers

A woman who authorities said had been plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol building because she believed laws were being passed that were an affront to Islam was caught in an FBI sti...

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Details74/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 9 sources
74/99 Wording GapHigh confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 20, 10:55 PM: Star Tribune joined the source map.

Aug 20, 11:00 PM: Legal Insurrection joined the source map.

Aug 20, 11:01 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Aug 20, 11:08 PM: Time joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is stable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.