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Two men charged in fentanyl drugging of New York college student, prosecutors say

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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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

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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged two men over the March drugging of two students at the Fashion Institute of Technology, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors say the men supplied fentanyl that the students were told was cocaine, and that one student died while the other survived. Moises Freire, 19, and Brian Peralta Cabrera, 18, have pleaded not guilty, and the charges are allegations. The New York Post and Daily Mail report, citing prosecutors, that Freire sent photographs of the unconscious student to his friends. Some reports name the student as Annabel Richter and give her age as either 19 or 21.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Prosecutors say Moises Freire, 19, gave two students at the Fashion Institute of Technology a substance he called cocaine, which was fentanyl.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  2. Prosecutors say one student died and the other survived after both were drugged in a Manhattan dormitory in March.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Prosecutors allege one of the men raped a student after she lost consciousness.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail

  4. Both men have pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  5. Prosecutors say Freire sent photographs of the unconscious student to his friends instead of calling for help.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The age of the student who died.

    The Daily Mail gives her age as 19. The New York Post gives it as 21, citing prosecutors.

  • Moises Freire raped the student.

    Prosecutors allege the rape in a federal indictment. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty. Some headlines report the rape without attribution, while others attribute it to police or prosecutors.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that federal prosecutors charged two men after a student died from fentanyl given to her in a Manhattan dorm. Left coverage sticks to the charges and prosecutors’ statements, while right coverage adds the alleged photographs and the victim’s personal story.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the federal charges and the student’s death, attribute the allegations to prosecutors, and state the basic facts in plain terms.

    New York City college student dead after being drugged and raped in her dorm room, prosecutors say
    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

    4 outlets

    Right-side headlines put the alleged sexual assault, graphic details such as photographs sent to friends, and the victim’s personal story first, often with words like predator.

    Man who drugged and raped dead NYC college student texted nude pics of her instead of calling 911: feds
    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.

  • Right3

    left to dieallegedly heartless responsetwisted predator

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    left to dieMore neutral: who died after an overdose

    The phrase implies intent to kill that the charges as described do not state in those words.

    NYC fashion student raped and left to die of drug overdose in her dorm by teen who sent photos of her unconscious to his…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    allegedly heartless responseMore neutral: alleged response

    Calling the conduct heartless is a moral judgement that the charges do not state.

    The allegedly heartless response of accused sexual...

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    twisted predatorMore neutral: man charged

    The label judges the accused before any verdict and goes beyond the charges.

    …family friend told The Post, but her courageous solo journey was cut short by a twisted predator who allegedly drugged her and then raped her while she was dying from a fentanyl…

    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

  • federal charges against two men
  • fentanyl given as cocaine
  • prosecutors’ announcement
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    New York City college student dead after being drugged and raped in her dorm room, prosecutors say

    A college student died after she was drugged and raped in a New York City college dorm room, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student

    Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosed A man raped a student at New York ’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) after giving her a dose of fentanyl that rendered her unconscious and ultimately …

    Read at The Guardian (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

4 outlets

Leads with

  • alleged sexual assault
  • photographs sent to friends
  • victim’s family and personal story
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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

    16 hr 59 min later

    Its first report, Oct 16, 1:17 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 15, 8:18 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 15, 8:18 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 16, 11:03 AM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 16, 1:17 PM EDT
  4. NBC NewsLeftOct 16, 1:20 PM EDT
  5. The Washington TimesRightOct 17, 4:35 PM EDT
  6. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 17, 4:47 PM EDT

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