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Georgia man, 18, charged with murder after DoorDash driver found dismembered

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).

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

Police in Smyrna, Georgia, say Shanteria Mosley, 26, a DoorDash driver, was reported missing by her family after she left her Atlanta home Wednesday morning and did not return. Her family tracked her phone to the Park Valley Apartments complex, where they say they later found her dismembered remains in a container in a car trunk. Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, an apartment resident, has been charged with murder, according to police. Outlets differ on some details of the discovery, including whether remains were found in a tub, trash bags, or the trunk of a car.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Shanteria Mosley, 26, a DoorDash driver, was reported missing after leaving her Atlanta home Wednesday and not returning

    Reported byLeftRight

  2. Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, has been charged with murder in connection with her death

    Reported byLeftRight

  3. Mosley's family tracked her phone to the Park Valley Apartments complex in Smyrna, Georgia

    Reported byRight

  4. Her dismembered remains were found at the apartment complex, reportedly in a container in a car trunk

    Reported byLeftRight

  5. Police reported finding blood-stained areas and a strong bleach odor in the suspect's apartment unit

    Reported byRight

  6. Family members say they identified the remains by a tattoo Mosley had

    Reported byRight

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • Exact location and manner in which the remains were found

    TheBlaze reports the torso was found in a tub in the suspect's apartment; NBC and Fox describe remains found in a car trunk or container near the apartment; the Daily Mail describes remains in a plastic tub stuffed into trash bags, with its headline saying they were found in a car trunk.

  • Who discovered the remains

    TheBlaze and the Daily Mail report that Mosley's own family found the remains during their search; Fox News attributes the discovery more generally to 'witnesses.'

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    NBC's single headline states the charge and the discovery plainly, without describing the scene in detail.

    Neighbor charged with murder after Georgia DoorDash driver found dismembered
    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

    Fox News states the facts of the charge and discovery directly, while TheBlaze and the Daily Mail lead with graphic descriptions of the dismemberment and use dramatic language like 'Horror' and capitalized 'DISMEMBERED.'

    Sensational language“Horror as”Adds a dramatic emotional label to the headline rather than stating the facts neutrally.More neutral: Missing DoorDash driver found dismembered in trunk of a carDisagree with this highlight? missing DoorDash driver is found by family Sensational language“DISMEMBERED”Capitalizing the word for emphasis adds sensational drama beyond a neutral statement of fact.More neutral: dismemberedDisagree with this highlight? in trunk of a car...as Loaded modifier“boy, 18”Referring to a legal adult charged with murder as a 'boy' frames him in a way that can minimize or alter perception of culpability.More neutral: 18-year-oldDisagree with this highlight?, faces murder charges
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    Horror asDISMEMBEREDboy, 18

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Horror asMore neutral: Missing DoorDash driver found dismembered in trunk of a car

    Adds a dramatic emotional label to the headline rather than stating the facts neutrally.

    Horror as missing DoorDash driver is found by family DISMEMBERED in trunk of a car...as boy,…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    DISMEMBEREDMore neutral: dismembered

    Capitalizing the word for emphasis adds sensational drama beyond a neutral statement of fact.

    Horror as missing DoorDash driver is found by family DISMEMBERED in trunk of a car...as boy, 18, faces murder charges

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    boy, 18More neutral: 18-year-old

    Referring to a legal adult charged with murder as a 'boy' frames him in a way that can minimize or alter perception of culpability.

    …as missing DoorDash driver is found by family DISMEMBERED in trunk of a car...as boy, 18, faces murder charges

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    shocking crimeMore neutral: serious crime

    This is a strong characterization of the crime's nature, though it is presented as a direct quote from a police official.

    “This is a shocking crime.

    Quoted byNBC News (Left)

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

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See for yourself

Side by side

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

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • murder charge filed
  • victim's job as a DoorDash driver
  • location of discovery

Leaves out

  • family's independent search efforts
  • details of blood evidence in the suspect's apartment
  • tattoo identification

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

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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Neighbor charged with murder after Georgia DoorDash driver found dismembered

    Police in Smyrna, Georgia, said Friday they found the dismembered remains of a woman stuffed into garbage bags inside a car trunk at an apartment complex this week.

    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

  • graphic details of the remains
  • family's search and discovery
  • suspect's age and apartment
  • blood evidence found by police
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  • Daily MailRight

    Sensational language“Horror as”Adds a dramatic emotional label to the headline rather than stating the facts neutrally.More neutral: Missing DoorDash driver found dismembered in trunk of a carDisagree with this highlight? missing DoorDash driver is found by family Sensational language“DISMEMBERED”Capitalizing the word for emphasis adds sensational drama beyond a neutral statement of fact.More neutral: dismemberedDisagree with this highlight? in trunk of a car...as Loaded modifier“boy, 18”Referring to a legal adult charged with murder as a 'boy' frames him in a way that can minimize or alter perception of culpability.More neutral: 18-year-oldDisagree with this highlight?, faces murder charges

    Shanteria Mosley, 26, who police said worked as a DoorDash driver, left her Atlanta home on Wednesday morning and never returned.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Georgia man, 18, charged with murder after dismembered human remains found in car trunk

    Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, faces murder charges after witnesses found human remains in a container near his Smyrna, Georgia, apartment complex.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • TheBlazeFar Right

    Family searching for missing woman at apartment complex found her dismembered torso in tub, police say

    Georgia police say the search of a suspect's apartment unit led to the discovery of several blood-stained areas, a large bloody saw, and the strong odor of bleach. …

    Read at TheBlaze (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

    7 hr later

    Its first report, Sep 26, 12:32 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    TheBlaze, Sep 26, 5:30 AM EDT

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  1. TheBlazeFar RightSep 26, 5:30 AM EDT
  2. NBC NewsLeftSep 26, 12:32 PM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightSep 26, 3:22 PM EDT
  4. Daily MailRightSep 26, 10:09 PM EDT

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