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Florida attorney general obtains arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has obtained a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 95, on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. The warrant concerns the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, which killed four people. Uthmeier said in a news release that Castro ordered the killings. The Associated Press and Al Jazeera report that a federal indictment of Castro was issued in May.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 95, on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right1Far Right5See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Daily Wire, Townhall, One America News, The Epoch Times

  2. The charges relate to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, which killed four people.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Townhall, One America News, The Epoch Times

  3. Uthmeier said in a news release that Castro ordered the murder of four Floridians.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. The state warrant follows a federal indictment of Castro from May.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Washington Times

  5. The move comes as US authorities step up pressure on the government in Havana.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Florida's attorney general obtained a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown. The left headlines set the warrant beside a May federal indictment and US pressure on Havana, while right-side coverage calls Castro a dictator and stresses the four deaths.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines state the warrant plainly, with the Associated Press wire headline placing it as more charges after a federal indictment and Al Jazeera tying it to US pressure on Cuba.

    Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuban leader Raul Castro
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll 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

    6 outlets · 1 opinion

    Far Right headlines name the attorney general and the warrant, one calls Castro a dictator, and a Right-rated outlet runs the AP wire headline on more charges.

    Former Cuban Dictator Raul Castro Faces Florida Arrest Warrant
    TownhallFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    most notorious living dictator

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    most notorious living dictatorMore neutral: former Cuban leader Raúl Castro

    The superlative label “most notorious living dictator” is the outlet's own judgement of Castro, not a fact the warrant establishes.

    Florida just put a target on the back of Cuba’s most notorious living dictator.

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    Castro regimeMore neutral: the Cuban government

    The word “regime” for the Cuban government, used in a quotation, implies illegitimacy that the coverage does not establish.

    …the Cuban leader worked with “spies” in the Sunshine State who “reported to the Castro regime.

    Quoted byTownhall (Far Right)

    These are James Uthmeier’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    in cold bloodMore neutral: killed four people

    The added phrase is dramatic wording from the attorney general's statement that goes beyond the charge itself.

    …Uthmeier said in a statement that Castro “ordered the murder of four Floridians in cold blood.” France is dealing with

    Quoted byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

    These are James Uthmeier’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • state warrant as extension of federal case
  • US pressure on the Cuban government
  • neutral procedural wording

Leaves out

  • no-bond terms of the warrant

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

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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

6 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • attorney general's announcement
  • Castro as former dictator
  • Castro's role in the 1996 shootdown

Leaves out

  • US pressure on the Cuban government

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    12 hr 34 min later

    Its first report, Oct 19, 12:49 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 19, 12:15 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 19, 12:15 AM EDT
  2. TownhallFar RightOct 19, 10:55 AM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftOct 19, 12:49 PM EDT
  4. One America NewsFar RightOct 19, 1:15 PM EDT
  5. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 19, 3:27 PM EDT
  6. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 19, 3:48 PM EDT
  7. The Washington TimesRightOct 19, 4:01 PM EDT
  8. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 20, 9:29 AM EDT

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