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Protests that began at a Paris-area high school around September 17 over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings have spread nationwide, with demonstrations turning increasingly violent. Reported arrest totals have risen over time, from 164 to more than 400 in various accounts, and officials say dozens of schools have been damaged or set alight, with education staff and police injured. A headteacher was reportedly doused in gasoline in one incident. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 400 to 500 schools remained closed as a security precaution, with a gradual return to classes planned. France’s government has said intelligence indicates hard-left politicians, including members of La France Insoumise, helped initiate the movement, a claim an LFI lawmaker has denied.

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  1. Protests began at a high school in the Paris region around September 17 over grievances including overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  2. The movement spread nationwide and turned violent, with school blockades, clashes with police, and fires set at schools and vehicles.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  3. Reported arrest figures rose over time, from 164 on one day to more than 400 on another, with some outlets citing differing totals.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  4. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 400 to 500 schools would remain closed as a security precaution, with a gradual return to lessons planned.

    Reported byCenter

  5. A headteacher was doused in gasoline and fires were started at schools, and dozens of education staff were reported injured (78 according to one count).

    Reported byCenterRight

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  1. The French government said intelligence suggested the protest movement was initiated by hard-left politicians, including members of La France Insoumise (LFI); an LFI lawmaker denied the claim.

    Reported byCenterRight

  2. France’s prime minister condemned reports of violence and called for an end to escalation.

    Reported byCenter

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Who initiated or is driving the protest movement.

    The French government has said intelligence points to hard-left politicians, including members of La France Insoumise, as having helped initiate the movement; an LFI lawmaker, Louis Boyard, denied this. A right-leaning opinion piece in the Free Press asserts a “calculated strategy” by a far-left presidential hopeful is behind the unrest, while left-leaning outlets describe the protests as originating from student grievances over school conditions.

  • The exact number of people arrested or detained.

    Reported figures vary by outlet and date, ranging from 164 arrests reported early on to figures exceeding 400 later in the week, with some outlets describing detentions rather than arrests.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    5 outlets · 1 opinion

    Left-side headlines foreground the scale of arrests and the clashes between students and police, generally framing the unrest as an escalation of a grassroots movement over school conditions rather than as orchestrated violence.

    France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests called
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    7 outlets

    Center-side headlines center on the practical consequences of the unrest, especially school closures and the spread of violence, with outlets like BBC and Sky also highlighting official statements and security measures.

    Hundreds of French schools closed amid protests
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    6 outlets · 4 opinion

    Right-side headlines emphasize the scale and intensity of the violence, often using language like “riots” and “rocked,” and increasingly attribute the unrest to a far-left strategy, as the Free Press column makes explicit.

    France Youth Riots Loaded verb“Manipulated”States a contested finding from a report as a definitive characterization in the outlet's own headline voice.More neutral: Influenced, Police Report SaysDisagree with this highlight? by Far-Left Melenchon Party, Paris Police Report Finds
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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

  • Left3

    exhausting timetablestraded verbal blowscancelled

  • Center6

    traded barbsventing againstviolent classroom revoltnext big crisis

  • Right36

    riotsrockedwave of intense violent protestsfaltering and overcrowded education system

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    riotsMore neutral: protests

    Labeling the demonstrations “riots” rather than “protests” pre-judges their character and legality.

    France rocked by student riots as hundreds arrested, violence spreads nationwide

    Used byFox News (Far Right)The Daily Caller (Far Right)Washington Examiner (Right)

  • Sensational language

    rockedMore neutral: affected by

    “Rocked” is a dramatic verb that amplifies the scale of unrest beyond a neutral description.

    France rocked by student riots as hundreds arrested, violence spreads nationwide

    Used byFox News (Far Right)The Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    traded barbsMore neutral: disagreed publicly

    Frames a political disagreement in combative, dramatic terms rather than describing the substance of the exchange.

    French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded barbs on Monday over high school students blockading classes to demand more resources.

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

  • Loaded modifier

    exhausting timetablesMore neutral: long timetables

    Characterizes students' schedules with an emotionally charged adjective rather than a neutral description.

    More than 200 arrested while teachers join protest over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortages French teenagers blockading their schools in protest at…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    traded verbal blowsMore neutral: disagreed publicly

    Adds combative drama to a political disagreement that could be described more plainly.

    …teacher shortages and long timetables have clashed with police, as politicians traded verbal blows over how to respond.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    wave of intense violent protestsMore neutral: a series of violent protests

    The phrase amplifies the scale and drama of the protests beyond a neutral description of events.

    More than 400 individuals were detained in France on Tuesday amid a wave of intense violent protests across the country targeted at a faltering and overcrowded education…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    faltering and overcrowded education systemMore neutral: strained and overcrowded education system

    ‘Faltering’ passes judgement on the state of the education system rather than describing it neutrally.

    …a wave of intense violent protests across the country targeted at a faltering and overcrowded education system.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    rage across FranceMore neutral: continue across France

    “Rage” amplifies the drama of the protests beyond a neutral description like “continue” or “spread.”

    Attackers douse teacher in gasoline as student protests rage across France

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    venting againstMore neutral: speaking out against

    Describes protesters' grievances as 'venting,' which frames their expression as emotional outburst rather than substantive complaint.

    …on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting against under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints.

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

  • Sensational language

    MayhemMore neutral: Disorder

    “Mayhem” is a dramatic characterization that goes beyond describing specific events like arson or clashes.

    Mayhem has broken out across France, as a student-led protest has escalated into acts of…

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Sensational language

    grippedMore neutral: affected by

    “Gripped” dramatizes the scope of unrest beyond a neutral description.

    France gripped by violent student riots attributed to far-left instigation

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Vague attribution

    attributed to far-left instigationMore neutral: amid unverified claims of political instigation

    The claim that the unrest is driven by “far-left instigation” is asserted without naming who is making the attribution or providing evidence.

    France gripped by violent student riots attributed to far-left instigation

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Absolutist framing

    incited by the far-leftMore neutral: which officials say was incited by far-left groups

    Presents a disputed causal claim about who incited the violence as established fact rather than as an accusation.

    …cities were engulfed in the chaos of mass-scale violent riots and protests incited by the far-left on Thursday, with hundreds of reported acts of vandalism, arson, blockades of…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Chaos EngulfsMore neutral: Unrest spreads

    Dramatic language that amplifies the scale of unrest beyond a neutral description.

    Watch: Chaos Engulfs France as Far-Left Driven Violence Sees Nearly 2,000 Detained

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Absolutist framing

    Far-Left Driven ViolenceMore neutral: Violence Amid Student Protests

    States a contested attribution of blame as settled fact in the headline, though it is based on government accusations, not established fact.

    Watch: Chaos Engulfs France as Far-Left Driven Violence Sees Nearly 2,000 Detained

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    violent classroom revoltMore neutral: student protest movement

    Dramatic phrasing that amplifies the protests beyond a neutral description of student unrest.

    A violent classroom revolt is becoming France's next big crisis

    Used byCNBC (Center)

  • Sensational language

    next big crisisMore neutral: growing challenge for the government

    Adds dramatic framing of the situation as a looming national crisis without substantiation.

    A violent classroom revolt is becoming France's next big crisis

    Used byCNBC (Center)

  • Sensational language

    Paris is burningMore neutral: Fires have broken out in Paris

    Hyperbolic metaphor exaggerating the scale of destruction beyond documented facts.

    Paris is burning, but this time, the kids are holding the matches.

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    teenage tantrumMore neutral: student complaints

    Dismisses the students' documented grievances as childish rather than legitimate concerns.

    What started as a teenage tantrum over hot classrooms and missing teachers has exploded into full-blown chaos…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    leftist agitatorsMore neutral: some protesters

    Labels participants as illegitimate instigators without evidence, dismissing the protest's grassroots nature.

    Masked high school students and leftist agitators have turned Parisian schools and suburban schoolyards into war zones, hurling…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    war zonesMore neutral: sites of clashes

    Exaggerated comparison that overstates the severity of the unrest at schools.

    …and leftist agitators have turned Parisian schools and suburban schoolyards into war zones, hurling Molotovs, torching entrance halls, and fighting with riot police.

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    cancelledMore neutral: was fired or lost a contract

    Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.

    …the school entrance along with hundreds of others, ensuring all lessons were cancelled.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    explosive new turnMore neutral: new development

    Dramatic phrase that amplifies the development beyond a neutral description of events.

    France’s teen riots take explosive new turn as government points finger at hard left

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    brutal lesson in arsonMore neutral: wave of arson incidents

    Sensational phrasing that dramatizes the events beyond a factual description.

    …shortages, crowded classrooms, and run-down buildings have turned into a brutal lesson in arson as teenagers clash with police across France.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    France on FireMore neutral: Unrest spreads across France

    Hyperbolic phrase exaggerating the scale of the unrest nationwide.

    France on Fire: 'Mostly Peaceful' Student Protest Hits the Suburbs France Imported

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    the Suburbs France ImportedMore neutral: the suburbs

    Implies the suburbs and their residents are foreign in origin, a loaded framing tied to immigration debates rather than a neutral description.

    France on Fire: 'Mostly Peaceful' Student Protest Hits the Suburbs France Imported

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    protests rageMore neutral: protests continue

    The word 'rage' adds dramatic intensity beyond a neutral description of ongoing protests.

    Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France

    Used byBBC News (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    officials struggle to endMore neutral: officials respond to

    Frames the government's response as a losing battle rather than neutrally describing efforts to address the unrest.

    Students clash with police as French officials struggle to end violent school protests

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Explodes NationwideMore neutral: spreads nationwide

    Dramatically amplifies the scale of the unrest beyond a neutral description of spreading protests.

    Rioting at French Schools Explodes Nationwide as the Government Is Running Scared

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    Government Is Running ScaredMore neutral: government responds

    Characterizes the government's response as fearful and weak rather than neutrally describing its actions.

    Rioting at French Schools Explodes Nationwide as the Government Is Running Scared

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Radical LeftMore neutral: far-left activists

    Labels a broad political tendency as 'radical' to delegitimize its involvement rather than naming specific groups or actions.

    The Radical Left Has Hijacked Them.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    HijackedMore neutral: were joined by

    Presents the claim that outside groups took over the protests as settled fact in a dramatic verb rather than an attributed allegation.

    The Radical Left Has Hijacked Them.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    open bordersMore neutral: less restrictive immigration policies

    Uses a politically loaded term that presumes a conclusion about immigration policy rather than describing it neutrally.

    …country's violent student protests are "a cautionary tale" for the U.S., warning open borders lead to unrest and misplaced anger.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    misplaced angerMore neutral: anger over various issues

    Characterizes protesters' motivations as illegitimate rather than describing their stated grievances.

    …are "a cautionary tale" for the U.S., warning open borders lead to unrest and misplaced anger.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    open-border immigration policiesMore neutral: less restrictive immigration policies

    Frames immigration policy using a term that carries an inherent political judgement rather than a neutral description.

    …student protests are fueling fresh warnings about the consequences of open-border immigration policies, with the unrest being held up as a "cautionary tale" for the U.S.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    radicalMore neutral: far-left

    Applies a dismissive label to a political candidate rather than a neutral description of his party affiliation.

    A report from the Paris Police’s intelligence branch has reportedly found that radical presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left La France Insoumise party…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    plunged much of the country into chaosMore neutral: led to unrest in parts of the country

    Uses dramatic, exaggerated language to characterize the unrest rather than a measured description.

    …far-left La France Insoumise party instigated the youth riots which plunged much of the country into chaos this week.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    so-calledMore neutral: (omit)

    Sneer quotes in word form.

    Over 5,000 people were arrested this week as mayhem broke out around the so-called student actions at over a thousand high schools across France, in which…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    multicultural youths ran roughshodMore neutral: youths engaged in destructive behavior

    Characterizes a group of protesters by ethnicity/background combined with a dismissive phrase implying lawless, uncontrolled behavior.

    …student actions at over a thousand high schools across France, in which multicultural youths ran roughshod, engaging in mindless destruction and wanton violence, including attacks…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    mindless destruction and wanton violenceMore neutral: property damage and violent clashes

    Uses inflammatory language to characterize the protesters' actions rather than a neutral description of the events.

    …France, in which multicultural youths ran roughshod, engaging in mindless destruction and wanton violence, including attacks on police and innocent bystanders, arson, and…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    ManipulatedMore neutral: Influenced, Police Report Says

    States a contested finding from a report as a definitive characterization in the outlet's own headline voice.

    France Youth Riots Manipulated by Far-Left Melenchon Party, Paris Police Report Finds

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    have shaken the countryMore neutral: have affected schools nationwide

    Describes the protests' impact in dramatic terms rather than a measurable fact.

    …or partly closed on Monday due to the protests by teenage pupils that have shaken the country, the education minister said.

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

  • Absolutist framing

    a calculated strategy from the far-left’s presidential hopefulMore neutral: according to the author, a strategy linked to a far-left political figure

    Presents a contested claim about political orchestration of the protests as an established fact rather than an allegation.

    Behind the chaos is a calculated strategy from the far-left’s presidential hopeful, writes Simone Rodan-Benzaquen.

    Used byThe Free Press (Right)

  • Sensational language

    It is pandemoniumMore neutral: The scene has become chaotic

    Characterizes the scene with a dramatic, judgment-laden term rather than describing specific observable events.

    It is pandemonium: Students are piling trash bins and other objects across school entrances to…

    Used byThe Free Press (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Why France Is BurningMore neutral: Why Student Protests Have Spread Across France

    Uses dramatic, fire-based metaphor to characterize the entire country rather than describing the specific events.

    Why France Is Burning

    Used byThe Free Press (Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    'Mostly Peaceful'More neutral: largely peaceful

    Sarcastically undermines the characterization of the protests as peaceful without presenting it as an actual attributed quote.

    France on Fire: 'Mostly Peaceful' Student Protest Hits the Suburbs France Imported

    Quoted byRedState (Far Right)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

  • Partisan shorthand

    Quoted

    They decided they wanted to have open bordersMore neutral: they decided to loosen immigration restrictions

    Even as a quoted claim, the phrase asserts a political characterization of policy as settled fact.

    They decided they wanted to have open borders.

    Quoted byFox News (Far Right)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

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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

5 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • student grievances over overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages
  • rising arrest and injury tolls
  • clashes between students and police
  • political disputes over how to respond

Leaves out

  • the government’s claim that hard-left politicians helped organize the protests

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

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From the center

7 outlets

Leads with

  • school closures and their scale
  • official statements from the education minister and prime minister
  • the spread of fires and violence to more schools
  • the hard-left/LFI allegation and its denial
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From the right

6 outlets · 4 opinion

Leads with

  • violence and property destruction, including fires and attacks on staff
  • rising detention and injury numbers
  • claims of outside agitation or far-left orchestration
  • disorder and breakdown of normal school operations

Leaves out

  • the prime minister’s calls for calm and de-escalation

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

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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    France Youth Riots Loaded verb“Manipulated”States a contested finding from a report as a definitive characterization in the outlet's own headline voice.More neutral: Influenced, Police Report SaysDisagree with this highlight? by Far-Left Melenchon Party, Paris Police Report Finds

    Paris Police found that presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon's far-left La France Insoumise party instigated the recent youth riots.

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
    2 more from Breitbart News
  • New York PostRightReuters report

    Students clash with police as French Loaded verb“officials struggle to end”Frames the government's response as a losing battle rather than neutrally describing efforts to address the unrest.More neutral: officials respond toDisagree with this highlight? violent school protests

    Since late September, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

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

    France’s teen riots take Sensational language“explosive new turn”Dramatic phrase that amplifies the development beyond a neutral description of events.More neutral: new developmentDisagree with this highlight? as government points finger at hard left

    Riot police clashed with teenagers across France as roughly 400 high schools closed and some 2,000 people were arrested amid escalating student unrest.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
    2 more from Fox News
  • The Washington TimesRight

    French school protests turn violent as government blames far left

    Student protests over crumbling schools and teacher shortages have spread across France and turned increasingly violent, prompting a crisis meeting Thursday called by PM Sebastien Lecornu.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    France Sensational language“gripped”“Gripped” dramatizes the scope of unrest beyond a neutral description.More neutral: affected byDisagree with this highlight? by violent student Loaded modifier“riots”Labeling the demonstrations “riots” rather than “protests” pre-judges their character.More neutral: protestsDisagree with this highlight? Vague attribution“attributed to far-left instigation”The claim that the unrest is driven by “far-left instigation” is asserted without naming who is making the attribution or providing evidence.More neutral: amid unverified claims of political instigationDisagree with this highlight?

    Sensational language“Mayhem”“Mayhem” is a dramatic characterization that goes beyond describing specific events like arson or clashes.More neutral: DisorderDisagree with this highlight? has broken out across France, as a student-led protest has escalated into acts of arson and battery of police, leading the prime minister to call an emergency meeting with officials. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily CallerFar Right

    France Sensational language“Rocked”“Rocked” dramatizes the scale of the unrest beyond a neutral description.More neutral: affected byDisagree with this highlight? By Student Loaded modifier“Riots”Calling the demonstrations “riots” rather than “protests” pre-judges their character.More neutral: ProtestsDisagree with this highlight? As Dozens Are Left Injured

    Dozens of people have been injured amid nationwide protests in France as high school students strike over under-resourced schools. Police have arrested hundreds of protesters, according to the Associated Press (AP). …

    Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
  • The Free PressRightOpinion

    Sensational language“Why France Is Burning”Uses dramatic, fire-based metaphor to characterize the entire country rather than describing the specific events.More neutral: Why Student Protests Have Spread Across FranceDisagree with this highlight?

    What began as a protest over poor schools has become a nationwide wave of blockades, fires, and clashes with police. Behind the chaos is Absolutist framing“a calculated strategy from the far-left’s presidential hopeful”Presents a contested claim about political orchestration of the protests as an established fact rather than an allegation.More neutral: according to the author, a strategy linked to a far-left political figureDisagree with this highlight?, writes Simone Rodan-Benzaquen.

    Read at The Free Press (opens in a new tab)
  • PJ MediaFar RightOpinion

    We Can Stop Calling Them 'Student Protests' in France. The Delegitimizing label“Radical Left”Labels a broad political tendency as 'radical' to delegitimize its involvement rather than naming specific groups or actions.More neutral: far-left activistsDisagree with this highlight? Has Loaded verb“Hijacked”Presents the claim that outside groups took over the protests as settled fact in a dramatic verb rather than an attributed allegation.More neutral: were joined byDisagree with this highlight? Them.

    Two weeks ago, students in the impoverished Seine-Saint-Denis area of northern Paris decided they were fed up with the conditions they had to endure to get an education in France. The buildings were dilapidated and infested with rats and roaches. …

    Read at PJ Media (opens in a new tab)
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  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    Sensational language“France on Fire”Hyperbolic phrase exaggerating the scale of the unrest nationwide.More neutral: Unrest spreads across FranceDisagree with this highlight?: Delegitimizing label“'Mostly Peaceful'”Sarcastically undermines the characterization of the protests as peaceful without presenting it as an actual attributed quote.More neutral: largely peacefulThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight? Student Protest Hits Partisan shorthand“the Suburbs France Imported”Implies the suburbs and their residents are foreign in origin, a loaded framing tied to immigration debates rather than a neutral description.More neutral: the suburbsDisagree with this highlight?

    Student protests over teacher shortages, crowded classrooms, and run-down buildings have turned into a Sensational language“brutal lesson in arson”Sensational phrasing that dramatizes the events beyond a factual description.More neutral: wave of arson incidentsDisagree with this highlight? as teenagers clash with police across France.

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily WireFar RightOpinion

    Hundreds Of Schools Shut Down As Students Riot

    Sensational language“Paris is burning”Hyperbolic metaphor exaggerating the scale of destruction beyond documented facts.More neutral: Fires have broken out in ParisDisagree with this highlight?, but this time, the kids are holding the matches. What started as a Loaded modifier“teenage tantrum”Dismisses the students' documented grievances as childish rather than legitimate concerns.More neutral: student complaintsDisagree with this highlight? over hot classrooms and missing teachers has exploded into full-blown chaos across France. …

    Read at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    17 hr 5 min later

    Its first report, Sep 29, 10:51 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    BBC News, Sep 28, 5:46 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 day 13 hr later

    Its first report, Sep 30, 7:09 AM EDT

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  1. BBC NewsCenterSep 28, 5:46 PM EDT
  2. France 24CenterSep 28, 7:54 PM EDT
  3. Deutsche WelleCenterSep 28, 10:26 PM EDT
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftSep 29, 10:51 AM EDT
  5. The GuardianLeftSep 29, 11:19 AM EDT
  6. Breitbart NewsFar RightSep 30, 7:09 AM EDT
  7. The New York TimesLeftSep 30, 12:19 PM EDT
  8. CBS NewsLeftOct 1, 8:48 AM EDT
  9. New York PostRightOct 1, 10:16 AM EDT
  10. Fox NewsFar RightOct 1, 12:55 PM EDT
  11. Sky NewsCenterOct 1, 2:04 PM EDT
  12. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 1, 2:57 PM EDT
  13. Washington ExaminerRightOct 1, 4:46 PM EDT
  14. The Washington TimesRightOct 1, 5:24 PM EDT
  15. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 1, 6:43 PM EDT
  16. CNBCCenterOct 2, 8:10 AM EDT
  17. TIMELeftOct 2, 4:23 PM EDT
  18. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 3, 6:30 PM EDT

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