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Thieves steal nearly $1 million in trading cards from FedEx truck in California

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (60%).

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

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Four outlets report that thieves stole nearly $1 million in trading cards from a FedEx truck in Southern California. NBC News reports that police said the theft happened last week and was announced on Monday. Fox News and the New York Post say the truck was outside the Santa Ana headquarters of PSA, a grading company, and that more than 200 packages were taken, with the graded cards valued at about $963,000. The Post puts the number of packages at nearly 250. The Washington Times describes the truck as unattended and places the theft in the Los Angeles area.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Thieves stole nearly $1 million in trading cards from a FedEx truck in Southern California.

    Reported byLeft1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Police said the theft happened last week and was reported on Monday.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  3. The stolen graded cards were reported as valued at about $963,000.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  4. The truck was reported to be outside the Santa Ana headquarters of PSA, a grading company.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report that thieves took nearly $1 million in trading cards from a FedEx truck in Southern California. NBC News cites police and mentions Pokémon cards, while Fox News and the New York Post name PSA and graded cards, and the Post calls it a heist.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    NBC News gives a plain headline that names the sports and Pokémon cards, the FedEx truck and California, with no judgement of the theft.

    Nearly $1M in sports, Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in California
    NBC NewsLeftAll 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

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the nearly $1 million figure and the collectible cards; the New York Post adds the words brazen and heist, while Fox News, rated Far Right, names PSA and the Santa Ana site.

    Sensational language“Brazen”The word adds a sense of audacity and drama that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: StolenDisagree with this highlight? $1M trading card heist outside PSA headquarters leaves collectors reeling
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    high-stakes heistBrazen

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    high-stakes heistMore neutral: theft

    The phrase adds drama beyond the reported theft of packages from a truck.

    Thieves carried out a high-stakes heist outside the Santa Ana headquarters of a trading card authenticator, stealing…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    BrazenMore neutral: Stolen

    The word adds a sense of audacity and drama that the reported facts do not state.

    Brazen $1M trading card heist outside PSA headquarters leaves collectors reeling

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the nearly $1 million value
  • sports and Pokémon cards
  • police as the source
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  • ABC NewsLeft

    WATCH: $1 million heist nets rare Pokémon cards

    Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck parked near a Southern California business that authenticates and grades the collectible items, according to police.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Nearly $1M in sports, Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in California

    Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon and other trading cards swiped from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, police said Monday.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

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

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the dollar value of the theft
  • collectible and graded cards
  • the grading company PSA

Leaves out

  • Pokémon cards named among the stolen items
  • police as the source of the account

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Almost $1 million in sports, trading cards stolen from FedEx truck

    Thieves in the Los Angeles area stole almost $1 million worth of sports and trading cards from an unattended FedEx truck.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Sensational language“Brazen”The word adds a sense of audacity and drama that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: StolenDisagree with this highlight? $1M trading card heist outside PSA headquarters leaves collectors reeling

    Crooks swiped nearly 250 packages containing rare trading cards from a FedEx truck parked outside the Santa Ana headquarters of grading giant Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA).

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Nearly $1M in graded trading cards stolen from FedEx truck outside PSA facility in Santa Ana

    A thief broke into a FedEx truck outside PSA in Santa Ana and stole more than 200 packages of graded trading cards valued at approximately $963,000.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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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

    NBC News, Oct 19, 9:36 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    13 hr 55 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 11:32 AM EDT

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  1. NBC NewsLeftOct 19, 9:36 PM EDT
  2. Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 11:32 AM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 20, 2:41 PM EDT
  4. The Washington TimesRightOct 20, 7:41 PM EDT
  5. ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 6:43 AM EDT

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