UpdateCrime & Justice
Man accused of assault at Turning Point USA event at Texas university
What’s new: Smith County booking records identified the suspect as Ciro Tomlian, who faces three assault charges.
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Covered by 8 outlets, mostly right-leaning (87%).
10 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
Officials have identified a man accused of assaulting people at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Texas at Tyler on Tuesday, NewsNation reports. Just the News, citing university officials, names him as Ciro Stephen Tomlian, a former UT Tyler student, and says he was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of assault causing bodily injury. Fox News, Breitbart and the New York Post report video showing a man tearing down an American flag and swinging a cane at group members. Several outlets say campus police arrested him.
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A man was accused of assaulting people at a Turning Point USA event at UT Tyler on Tuesday.
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- NewsNation
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- New York Post
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- The Western Journal, Fox News, Breitbart News, The Daily Wire, Townhall, Just the News
Just the News, citing university officials, names the accused as Ciro Stephen Tomlian, a former UT Tyler student.
One outletJust the News· Far Right
Campus police arrested the man at the event.
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- The Western Journal, Fox News, Breitbart News, The Daily Wire, Just the News
Video shows the man tearing down an American flag and swinging a cane at members of the group.
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- New York Post
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Every side reports that a man was accused of assaulting people at a Turning Point USA event at UT Tyler on Tuesday. The right side’s headlines dwell on the man’s costume and politics and the attack on the group, while NewsNation states the accusation and attributes the identification to officials.
the left
No coverage yet
No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the center
1 outlet
NewsNation’s headline states the accusation plainly and attributes the identification to officials, without describing the man’s costume or politics.
Man accused of assault at Turning Point USA event identified: Officials
NewsNationCenterAll center headlines the right
7 outlets · 1 opinion
Headlines foreground the accused’s politics or costume and the attack on the group, using labels like Leftist and wannabe wizard; Far Right outlets are most pointed, while Just the News leads with police identification.
Watch: Police Arrest Loaded modifier“Leftist”A political label attached to the accused adds a judgement that the charge does not require.More neutral: ManDisagree with this highlight? for Attacking Turning Point USA Member with Cane at U. of Texas at Tyler
Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines
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Has not covered this story.
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Wannabe WizardLeftistcaped agitatornutjob
In the outlets’ own words
Loaded modifier
Wannabe WizardMore neutral: Man
The mocking label pre-judges the man and adds ridicule to a report of an alleged assault.
WATCH: Wannabe Wizard Attacks Three At TPUSA Event, Gets Reality Check
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)New York Post (Right)
Loaded modifier
LeftistMore neutral: Man
A political label attached to the accused adds a judgement that the charge does not require.
Watch: Police Arrest Leftist for Attacking Turning Point USA Member with Cane at U.
Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)The Western Journal (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
caped agitatorMore neutral: man in a cape
The label pre-judges the man as a troublemaker before the facts of the charge are established.
…people in a bizarre campus confrontation that ended with police handcuffing the caped agitator.
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
Dehumanizing label
nutjobMore neutral: Man
The insult labels the man as contemptible before the facts of the charge are established.
Caped nutjob in wizard hat attacks TPUSA group at Texas university event
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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Loaded verb
go offMore neutral: act out
The idiom adds an emotional judgement about how the people described behaved.
We've seen people on the Left go off at Turning Point USA tables on college campuses in the past.
Used byRedState (Far Right)
Sensational language
Finds Out There Are ConsequencesMore neutral: Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting People
The phrase is snide and dramatizes the arrest rather than stating what happened.
Watch: Man Finds Out There Are Consequences After Allegedly Assaulting People at TP USA TX Event
Used byRedState (Far Right)
Dehumanizing label
The face of hateMore neutral: A man
Calling the accused the face of hate labels him before the facts of the charge are established.
The face of hate wore a cape at a Texas College on Tuesday as Turning Point USA students stood…
Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)
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From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- Officials’ identification of the accused
- The assault accusation
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Man accused of assault at Turning Point USA event identified: Officials
From the right
7 outlets · 1 opinionLeads with
- The accused’s politics and costume
- The attack on Turning Point USA members
- The torn-down American flag
- Police arrest and identification
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- The Western JournalFar Right
Cape-Wearing Loaded modifier“Leftist”A political label attached to the accused adds a judgement that the charge does not require.More neutral: A manDisagree with this highlight? Arrested at Texas University for Allegedly Striking 3 with Cane at TPUSA Event
Dehumanizing label“The face of hate”Calling the accused the face of hate labels him before the facts of the charge are established.More neutral: A manDisagree with this highlight? wore a cape at a Texas College on Tuesday as Turning Point USA students stood defiant. Video posted to X shows a cane-toting young man in
- Fox NewsFar Right
MICHAEL RUIZ: Texas police ID man charged with assault in UT Tyler Turning Point USA attack caught on video
Video captures a caped former student swinging a cane at Turning Point USA members before campus police arrest him at University of Texas Tyler.
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Watch: Police Arrest Loaded modifier“Leftist”A political label attached to the accused adds a judgement that the charge does not require.More neutral: ManDisagree with this highlight? for Attacking Turning Point USA Member with Cane at U. of Texas at Tyler
A man was arrested at the University of Texas at Tyler on Tuesday, after allegedly assaulting a Turning Point USA field representative and two students with a cane during a campus event.
- New York PostRight
Caped Dehumanizing label“nutjob”The insult labels the man as contemptible before the facts of the charge are established.More neutral: ManDisagree with this highlight? in wizard hat attacks TPUSA group at Texas university event
Bizarre video shows a cane-wielding Loaded modifier“wannabe wizard”The mocking label pre-judges the man and adds ridicule to a report of an alleged assault.More neutral: man wearing a cape and hatDisagree with this highlight? ripping down an American flag before unleashing a frenzied attack at a Turning Point USA event at a Texas university.
- The Daily WireFar Right
WATCH: Loaded modifier“Wannabe Wizard”The mocking label pre-judges the man and adds ridicule to a report of an alleged assault.More neutral: ManDisagree with this highlight? Attacks Three At TPUSA Event, Gets Reality Check
A wannabe wizard wielding a prop cane reportedly went on the attack at a Turning Point USA event in Texas, attacking and threatening several people in a bizarre campus confrontation that ended with police handcuffing the Loaded modifier“caped agitator”The label pre-judges the man as a troublemaker before the facts of the charge are established.More neutral: man in a capeDisagree with this highlight?. …
- TownhallFar Right
University of Texas-Tyler Student Assaults Turning Point Members at Campus Event
Turning Point USA has faced yet another act of violence after a man attacked two students and one Turning Point employee at the University of Texas-Tyler on Tuesday.
- Just the NewsFar Right
Police identify former student arrested for assaulting TPUSA in 'wizard outfit,' using 'prop cane'
Ciro Stephen Tomlian cursed at organizers, struck people with cane and tore down American flag, video shows.
1 more from Just the News
Watch: Man Sensational language“Finds Out There Are Consequences”The phrase is snide and dramatizes the arrest rather than stating what happened.More neutral: Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting PeopleDisagree with this highlight? After Allegedly Assaulting People at TP USA TX Event
We've seen people on the Left Loaded verb“go off”The idiom adds an emotional judgement about how the people described behaved.More neutral: act outDisagree with this highlight? at Turning Point USA tables on college campuses in the past.
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Left
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Center
21 hr 55 min later
Its first report, Nov 11, 6:55 PM EST
Right
First to report
Townhall, Nov 10, 9:00 PM EST
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- TownhallFar RightNov 10, 9:00 PM EST
- The Daily WireFar RightNov 11, 4:42 AM EST
- New York PostRightNov 11, 8:15 AM EST
- Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 11, 12:31 PM EST
- Fox NewsFar RightNov 11, 1:19 PM EST
- NewsNationCenterNov 11, 6:55 PM EST
- The Western JournalFar RightNov 11, 9:07 PM EST
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