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Bomb threats and cyberattacks hit Europe; authorities seek the source

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Covered by 4 outlets, all left-leaning.

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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CBS News, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times, with The Boston Globe republishing the Times report, say a series of bomb threats and cyberattacks has hit Europe and beyond. Al Jazeera says the threats grounded flights and put airports on high alert, but no explosives were found and the threats appear false. Hackers have targeted supermarket freezers in several countries, and Italy says civilian infrastructure in Europe is “under attack”. CBS also reports hacks of water control systems in the U.S. and elsewhere. Authorities are trying to find the source, and Al Jazeera reports pro-Russian hackers leaked data of the Italian foreign minister.

Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. Editors read every story. How this works

What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Bomb threats this week grounded flights and put European airports on high alert.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times

  2. No explosives were found, and the threats appear to be false.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  3. Hackers have targeted supermarket fridges and freezers in several countries, raising temperatures and spoiling food.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    CBS News, Al Jazeera English, The New York Times

  4. Italy says civilian infrastructure in Europe is “under attack”.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. Hacks of water control systems have been reported around the U.S. and the world.

    One outletCBS News· Left

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  1. Pro-Russian hackers have leaked data of Italy’s foreign minister on the dark web.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  2. Authorities in several countries are trying to find the source, and no one has been confirmed responsible.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CBS News, Al Jazeera English

How each side tells it

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Left-side outlets report flight-disrupting bomb threats and hacks of supermarket freezers and water systems, with no attacker confirmed, and frame them as a suspected hybrid campaign leaving Europe on edge.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Left-side headlines stress public unease and uncertainty, such as Europe on edge and hacks of supermarkets and water systems, leaving the suspected hybrid campaign and its unknown source open.

    Bomb Threats and Cyberattacks in Europe Inject Unease Into Everyday Life
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Mantle found no loaded language in this coverage. Every headline and opening was checked against Mantle’s published word list, and Mantle’s AI read 3 of the 4 articles in context when it wrote the analysis. Straight reporting often has none.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • public unease and disruption to daily life
  • cyberattacks on supermarket fridges and water systems
  • a suspected hybrid campaign, including pro-Russian hacking
  • government urging resilience and stockpiling
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From the center

0 outlets

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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Nov 7, 5:02 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

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    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The New York TimesLeftNov 7, 5:02 AM EST
  2. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 7, 1:57 PM EST
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 7, 3:48 PM EST
  4. CBS NewsLeftNov 8, 9:09 PM EST

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