12 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Different Spin
US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
Most headlines report the charges factually, while one emphasizes the plot was "thwarted" and uses more definitive language.
3 Left4 Center5 Right
Same story. Different framing.Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftWoman arrested for plot to blow up New York State CapitolCBS News - USMostly Factual
arrested for plot
vs
Right-leaningISIS-inspired plot thwarted: N.Y. woman charged in plan to bomb Albany CapitolOANLow
ISIS-inspired plot thwartedplan to bomb
Center baseline · South China Morning PostMostly FactualUS charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
As of August 21, 2026 at 12:39 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedUS charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Woman arrested for plot to blow up New York State Capitol". The right frames it as "ISIS-inspired plot thwarted: N.Y. woman charged in plan to bomb Albany Capitol".
Match confidenceHigh 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 confidenceModerate
70/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftWoman arrested for plot to blow up New York State Capitol
CBS News - US · 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-rightISIS-inspired plot thwarted: N.Y. woman charged in plan to bomb Albany Capitol
US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
chargesIsis-inspired plot
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ISIS-inspired plot thwartedplan to bomb
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arrested for plot
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Islamic State Supporter Arrested for Plot to Bomb New York Capitol.
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