Federal immigration agent shoots man in the Bronx; judge halts his deportation

illegal migrantMore neutral: man

The headline states the man’s unlawful status as fact, although that status is the agency’s claim and no court or record is cited.

ICE officer shoots, injures illegal migrant during targeted enforcement operation in NYC

Used byJust the News (Far Right)New York Post (Right)

blastedMore neutral: criticized

Describes a criticism with a verb of force that adds heat the facts do not require.

…into the ICE shooting of a suspected illegal-migrant gang member in the Bronx — and blasted Target for assisting federal immigration officers.

Used byNew York Post (Right)The Independent (Left)

fieryMore neutral: public

The adjective characterizes the tone of the remarks rather than their content.

Mullin made the fiery comments during a press conference Friday morning.

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)New York Post (Right)

Illegal ImmigrantMore neutral: man

Reduces the man to a status label in the headline, where a neutral description of his identity and the court action would serve.

Federal Judge Blocks Deportation Of Illegal Immigrant Shot By ICE In NYC

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)The Washington Times (Right)

ragedMore neutral: posted

The verb presents her post as an outburst rather than a statement.

…that just shot someone than protecting New Yorkers," Darializa Avila-Chevalier raged on social media.

Used byNew York Post (Right)RedState (Far Right)

illegal alien criminalMore neutral: man who was shot

Reduces the man to an immigration status and a criminal category before the facts are established.

…Thursday and calling them “rotten to the core.” What was known: a suspected illegal alien criminal, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, was shot (but survived) during a confrontation with…

Used byRedState (Far Right)PJ Media (Far Right)

vileMore neutral: (omit) and quote or describe

Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.

But plenty of disgusting and vile criminals have children, and they also endanger their children.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)New York Post (Right)

captureMore neutral: arrest

‘Capture’ suggests a manhunt for a fugitive, while the coverage describes an enforcement stop and an arrest attempt.

You Vote: With the shooting and capture by ICE of illegal alien in NYC, what do you think?

Used byJust the News (Far Right)

Criminal AlienMore neutral: noncitizens convicted of crimes or crimes by (give data)

Links immigration status and crime in the label; give the data.

DHS: Criminal Alien Gang Member Shot by ICE Officer, Organized Protests Erupt

Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

Organized Protests EruptMore neutral: protests follow

Erupt and organized add drama and imply a planned disruption that the supplied text does not establish.

DHS: Criminal Alien Gang Member Shot by ICE Officer, Organized Protests Erupt

Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

lengthy criminal recordMore neutral: criminal record, according to DHS

States DHS’s account of the man’s record as an established fact.

An ICE officer attempting to arrest an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record ended up shooting into a vehicle and wounding the man Thursday afternoon in…

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

depraved messageMore neutral: message

Judges the mayor’s message with a moral label rather than describing its content.

…Mayor Zohran Mamdani already outraged the thinking class on Wednesday with his depraved message marking the third anniversary of the Oct.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

extremist behaviorMore neutral: response

Labels the mayor’s response as extremist rather than describing what he did.

On Thursday, he showcased more of his extremist behavior when he reacted to an ICE shooting in New York City.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

Hateful Anti-ICE ScreedMore neutral: Anti-ICE Post

Judges the mayor’s post by its character instead of describing what it says.

Facts on NYC Shooting Aren't Even Fully Known, but Mamdani Issues Hateful Anti-ICE Screed Anyway

Used byRedState (Far Right)

a furious MamdaniMore neutral: Mamdani told reporters

Describes his emotional state in the outlet’s voice rather than letting his quoted words show it.

this afternoon, a New Yorker was shot by ICE agents in Marble Hill,” a furious Mamdani told reporters at the late-night press conference near the scene of a rowdy…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

rowdy anti-ICE protestMore neutral: anti-ICE protest

Calls the protest rowdy in the outlet’s own voice, while other outlets describe it as a protest with some clashes.

…Mamdani told reporters at the late-night press conference near the scene of a rowdy anti-ICE protest in the borough.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

Anti-ICE riotersMore neutral: protesters

Labels the crowd rioters in the outlet’s own voice, which goes further than clashed with police.

Anti-ICE rioters clashed with police overnight in New York City after an ICE officer shot a…

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

criminal illegal immigrantMore neutral: man

Labels the man a criminal in the outlet’s own voice before the facts are established.

…clashed with police overnight in New York City after an ICE officer shot a criminal illegal immigrant with suspected gang ties during an attempted arrest.

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

Gangbanger Criminal Illegal AlienMore neutral: man with suspected gang ties

Reduces the man to a criminal category in the headline before the facts are established.

Mamdani Goes To Bat For Gangbanger Criminal Illegal Alien As Anti-ICE Rioters Attack Cops

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

Rioters Attack CopsMore neutral: Protesters Clash With Police

Calls the crowd rioters and says they attacked officers, a stronger account than the description’s clashed with police.

Mamdani Goes To Bat For Gangbanger Criminal Illegal Alien As Anti-ICE Rioters Attack Cops

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

illegal-migrant gang memberMore neutral: man suspected of gang membership

Attaches gang and immigration labels to the man in the description before the facts are established; the sources give only a suspicion of gang membership.

…“full and independent investigation” into the ICE shooting of a suspected illegal-migrant gang member in the Bronx — and blasted Target for assisting federal immigration…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

lashed outMore neutral: criticized

Describes a criticism as an outburst, adding a tone the statement itself does not show.

AOC lashed out as protesters took to the streets over the shooting of the suspected Trinitarios…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

slammedMore neutral: criticized

The verb implies harsh attack where criticized conveys the same act without added force.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his defense of the wanted criminal illegal…

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

beggingMore neutral: asking

The verb implies desperation and pleading where asking describes the same request.

Just hours before, Mamdani said he spent two hours on the phone begging President Donald Trump to release the Dominican suspect, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal,…

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

StunningMore neutral: apparent

The adjective adds drama to a press exchange that can be reported without it.

Mullin Calls Out Mamdani’s Stunning Double Standard On Criminal Illegal Immigrants

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

whipping upMore neutral: criticized

Says the mayor was inflaming opposition before the facts were known, an assertion of motive the other outlets do not make.

…some of the immediate details, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was already whipping up the anti-ICE screed before the facts were even known.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

anti-ICE screedMore neutral: remarks

Calls the mayor’s remarks a screed in the outlet’s own voice, which is a dismissive characterization.

…details, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was already whipping up the anti-ICE screed before the facts were even known.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

Cause ChaosMore neutral: Protests Clash With Police

Uses a dramatic phrase in the outlet’s own voice where the facts describe clashes at a protest.

More Info on NYC ICE Shooting As Anti-ICE Agitators Cause Chaos

Used byRedState (Far Right)

posing as construction workersMore neutral: dressed as construction workers

‘Posing as’ implies deception before the facts are established, while the same agents are described neutrally in the other reports.

As masked agents reportedly posing as construction workers attempted to arrest 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, they opened fire on his car.…

Used byDemocracy Now! (Far Left)

chaotic aftermathMore neutral: aftermath

Describes the scene as chaotic in the writer’s own voice, a judgement the footage description does not establish.

Body camera footage released by the New York City Police Department shows the chaotic aftermath after a criminal illegal immigrant was wounded during an encounter with ICE on…

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

Violent Illegal ConvictMore neutral: Man Shot During ICE Arrest

Labels the man a violent criminal in the headline before the facts of the encounter are established.

Bodycam Reveals Key Moments After Violent Illegal Convict Was Shot During ICE Arrest

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

fierce protestsMore neutral: protests

Adds intensity to the protests in the outlet’s own voice; other outlets describe the same protests without the adjective.

…officer shot a man in a car where a five-year-old child was sitting, sparking fierce protests.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

mobsMore neutral: crowds

Describes the crowd as a mob in the outlet’s own voice, a stronger word than protesters.

…in New York City involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent brought mobs into the streets as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he wants ICE out

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

ChaosMore neutral: Protests

Uses a dramatic noun in the outlet’s own voice to describe the protests.

Chaos in NYC: Agitators Attack Police as Mamdani Fans the Flames After ICE Shooting

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

Fans the FlamesMore neutral: Mamdani criticizes ICE after the shooting

Says the mayor inflamed the situation, an assertion of motive the other outlets do not make.

Chaos in NYC: Agitators Attack Police as Mamdani Fans the Flames After ICE Shooting

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

ripsMore neutral: criticizes

Rips conveys an angry attack where criticizes describes the same remarks.

Trump DHS boss rips Mamdani for calling ICE ‘rotten to its core,’ says mayor ‘won’t even stand up for his…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

lambastedMore neutral: criticized

Describes a criticism with a verb of harsh attack that goes beyond reporting what the mayor said.

…Mullin on Friday pushed back on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who had lambasted U.S.

Used byFox News (Far Right)

gin up turnoutMore neutral: mobilize voters

Describes Democrats’ motives in a dismissive phrase that presents their campaign aims as a conclusion.

The Democrats now have the perfect storm they’d been hoping for to gin up turnout against Republican candidates in the midterm elections.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

throwing tantrumsMore neutral: criticizing the shooting

Describes the Democratic response as a childish outburst without evidence of what they said or did.

Democrats have been throwing tantrums ever since a Dominican illegal alien was shot by immigration authorities during…

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

Throw TantrumMore neutral: Democrats criticize

Describes the Democratic response as a childish outburst without evidence of what they said or did.

Dems Throw Tantrum After Alleged Illegal Alien Gang Member Is Shot During NYC ICE Arrest

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

violent arrestsMore neutral: arrests that lawsuits describe as using excessive force

The phrase turns allegations in lawsuits into a flat description of the agent’s arrests, even though the text says the history is alleged.

…a vehicle with a five-year-old child Thursday has an alleged history of making violent arrests.

Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

suspected gang memberMore neutral: man

The label attaches a gang category to the man in the outlet’s own voice, while a neutral description of the man was available.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have shot and wounded a suspected gang member in New York City while a 5-year-old boy believed to be his son was in the back…

Used byOne America News (Far Right)

self-righteous outrageMore neutral: criticism

The phrase judges the officials’ motives rather than describing their criticism.

Kathy Hochul – Democrats both – wasted precious little time expressing their self-righteous outrage after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a man during…

Used byRedState (Far Right)

BrutalMore neutral: pointed

The adjective adds dramatic judgement to a question that can be described without it.

Mamdani Calls ICE 'Rotten to Its Core' — Mullin Turns the Tables With One Brutal Question

Used byRedState (Far Right)

BlisteringMore neutral: sharp

The adjective labels the response as dramatic rather than describing it.

Markwayne Mullin Just Delivered a Blistering Response to Mamdani Over Thursday's ICE Shooting

Used byTownhall (Far Right)

slammingMore neutral: criticizing

The verb adds force beyond the fact that Mullin criticized the officials.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is slamming New York politicians for allegedly protecting criminals.

Used byCBS News (Left)

blastsMore neutral: criticizes

The verb “blasts” adds a sense of harsh attack beyond the reported criticism of the mayor.

DHS blasts Mamdani after he sought release of migrant involved in shooting

Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

unarmed manMore neutral: man

The word presents a contested account of the man as settled fact, while ICE says he weaponized his car.

…Mullin blamed Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Thursday shooting of an unarmed man on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s words rather than the agent’s actions.

Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

hates AmericaMore neutral: who has criticized ICE

It attributes a motive and an attitude to the mayor without evidence in the article.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who hates America and loves illegal aliens importing crime and corruption here, is furious about an…

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

illegal aliensMore neutral: people in the country illegally

The label reduces people to a legal category and presupposes their status before any facts are established.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who hates America and loves illegal aliens importing crime and corruption here, is furious about an ICE-involved shooting.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

is furiousMore neutral: criticized

It characterizes the mayor’s emotional state in the outlet’s own voice to add drama.

…who hates America and loves illegal aliens importing crime and corruption here, is furious about an ICE-involved shooting.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

an AlienMore neutral: a man

Calling a person an alien dehumanizes them and frames them as an outsider.

Mullin Says Mamdani Ignored Illegal Aliens Stabbing Police, Only Cares If an Alien Is Shot

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

outrage simmersMore neutral: As people criticize the shooting by an ICE agent

The image of simmering outrage dramatizes public reaction instead of plainly saying that people criticized the shooting.

As outrage simmers over an ICE agent shooting a man who had a 5-year-old child in a car in New York…

Used byCBS News (Left)

used the incident to criticiseMore neutral: criticised sanctuary-city policies

Implies that federal officials exploited the shooting for political purposes, a motive the excerpt does not establish.

Federal officials used the incident to criticise sanctuary-city policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration…

Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

all but certain to be a member of CongressMore neutral: who is considered the favorite to win the seat, according to [named source]

The reporter presents a future election outcome as nearly settled without attributing that expectation to anyone.

…anti-ICE protest, in which Avila Chevalier, a socialist who is all but certain to be a member of Congress next year, participated.

Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

bashedMore neutral: criticized

The verb signals a harsh personal assault rather than neutral criticism of the mayor’s response.

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin bashed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday for his response to a recent Immigration…

Used byThe Hill (Center)

rails againstMore neutral: criticizes

The verb signals an angry attack rather than simply describing that Mullin criticized the mayor.

Mullin rails against Mamdani: 'His words are dangerous and incite hostility'

Used byThe Hill (Center)

leftyMore neutral: Democratic

The label attaches a political stereotype to the candidate in the outlet's own voice.

Presumptive lefty New York congresswoman Darializa Avila-Chevalier condemned the NYPD and accused cops…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

migrant gang memberMore neutral: a man

The outlet reduces the man to a criminal category that the excerpt does not establish.

…of immigration enforcement officials after a federal agent shot a suspected migrant gang member in The Bronx.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

screedMore neutral: post

The noun characterizes a social media post as a rant, which is a judgement rather than a description of its length and content.

The soon-to-be DSA House member posted a nearly 400-word screed on social media Friday attacking the police for conducting crowd control and clearing…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

Heart-poundingMore neutral: Bodycam footage shows

The adjective manufactures drama in a description of footage that can be described plainly.

Heart-pounding bodycam footage shows the moments NYPD cops rushed the suspected migrant gang…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

intense momentMore neutral: See bodycam footage of NYPD officers taking a wounded man to hospital

The phrase adds drama to bodycam footage without adding any information about what the footage shows.

See the intense moment NYPD rushes suspected migrant gangbanger shot by ICE to hospital

Used byNew York Post (Right)

gangbangerMore neutral: suspected gang member

The slang term labels the man as a gang member before the facts of any gang affiliation are established.

See the intense moment NYPD rushes suspected migrant gangbanger shot by ICE to hospital

Used byNew York Post (Right)

Public calls are growingMore neutral: Named advocates, officials or groups have called for ICE to release its own footage

The sentence does not name who is calling for ICE to release its footage, so readers cannot judge how widespread or weighty the calls are.

Public calls are growing for ICE to quickly release its own footage

Used byTIME (Left)

incitesMore neutral: leads to

The verb presents the dispute as something the shooting deliberately caused.

ICE shooting in New York incites new dispute over immigration enforcement

Used byStraight Arrow News (Center)

fierce confrontationMore neutral: confrontation

Calling the exchange a fierce confrontation adds drama beyond the reported facts.

…Zohran Mamdani and the Trump administration over immigration turned into a fierce confrontation after a federal agent shot a man on a city street during an enforcement…

Used byBloomberg (Left)

chaoticMore neutral: after the shooting

The adjective adds drama to the scene without adding information.

Bodycam video captured the chaotic aftermath.

Used byFox News (Far Right)

an illegal immigrantMore neutral: a man

The legal-status label is attached to the man before the facts of the case are established.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an illegal immigrant who was shot Thursday during a U.S.

Used byFox News (Far Right)

Obama appointeeMore neutral: U.S. District Judge

The judge’s appointing president is not relevant to the ruling and invites a partisan reading of it.

District Judge Paul Oetken, an Obama appointee, ruled that the man — whom police identified as Oscar Belgal but who was named in…

Used byFox News (Far Right)

angry protestsMore neutral: protests

‘Angry’ adds an emotional judgement about the crowd that the event description does not require.

…conscious and hospitalized, authorities said, and the shooting quickly sparked angry protests from local residents and elected officials in the neighborhood.

Used byThe Guardian (Left)

dramaticMore neutral: body camera

Adds a dramatic judgement to footage the piece then describes in neutral terms.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik goes through new dramatic body cam footage that shows the tense moments when police arrive on scene.

Used byBBC News (Center)

criminal illegal migrantMore neutral: man

The labels pre-judge the man before the criminal allegations are tested in court.

…appointed by former President Barack Obama has blocked the deportation of a criminal illegal migrant who was shot by an immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agent in New…

Used byDaily Mail (Right)

Obama-appointed judgeMore neutral: Federal judge

The judge’s appointing president is not relevant to the ruling and invites a partisan reading of it.

Obama-appointed judge blocks deportation of illegal immigrant dramatically shot by ICE in New York…

Used byDaily Mail (Right)

dramatically shotMore neutral: shot

The adverb adds drama to a shooting described in neutral terms elsewhere.

Obama-appointed judge blocks deportation of illegal immigrant dramatically shot by ICE in New York City

Used byDaily Mail (Right)

IrresponsibleMore neutral: premature

It is the writer’s own verdict on the mayor’s comments rather than a description of them.

Irresponsible is not a strong enough word.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

HatefulMore neutral: quote the statement

Characterizes motive; quote the words.

See: Facts on NYC Shooting Aren't Even Fully Known, but Mamdani Issues Hateful Anti-ICE Screed Anyway.

Used byRedState (Far Right)

Pound SandMore neutral: rejected

The colloquial dismissal adds contempt to a reported rejection of demands.

Mullin Reveals How Trump Told Mamdani to Pound Sand Over 'Absurd' ICE Demands

Used byRedState (Far Right)

suspected illegal migrantMore neutral: Oscar Belgal, 28, who authorities said

Attaches an immigration-status label to the man in the outlet’s own voice before the federal claim has been established.

New video captures the moment a suspected illegal migrant tried to flee ICE agents in The Bronx moments before one of them shot him.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

trying to fleeMore neutral: driving away from agents

Flee implies the man was escaping and guilty, while the video described shows only that he drove away from agents.

Video shows migrant suspect trying to flee as ICE agents surround car before NYC shooting

Used byNew York Post (Right)

sheer maliceMore neutral: without cause

Attributes a motive to ICE in a hypothetical that the piece presents as the mayor’s implied claim.

…ICE was just plucking out random New Yorkers to shoot for no other reason than sheer malice.

Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

full activist modeMore neutral: spoke publicly

Labels the mayor’s conduct as activism, which pre-judges his response.

The mayor, who went into full activist mode, almost immediately took to the streets to deliver a fiery speech about how…

Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

RageMore neutral: Criticism

Framing the mayor’s response as rage makes his emotion the story rather than the events.

Mamdani’s Rage at ICE Over Shooting Is Pure, Dishonest Grandstanding

Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

Dishonest GrandstandingMore neutral: Statements on ICE Shooting

Asserts a judgement about the mayor’s honesty and motives as fact in the headline.

Mamdani’s Rage at ICE Over Shooting Is Pure, Dishonest Grandstanding

Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

firestormMore neutral: strong criticism

Uses a dramatic metaphor for the public reaction where a plain description was available.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a firestorm over how his administration handles policing and responds to federal immigration…

Used byThe Intercept (Far Left)

InflamesMore neutral: Raises tensions over

Describes the reaction with a verb that adds drama and implies escalation beyond the reported events.

ICE Shooting in NYC Inflames Mamdani’s Policing Problem

Used byThe Intercept (Far Left)

condemningMore neutral: criticizing

Describes lawmakers’ criticism with a verb that carries a stronger judgement than the reported statements.

New York City lawmakers are condemning ICE after an agent shot a man in upper Manhattan on Thursday, sending him to the…

Used byCBS News (Left)

eruptedMore neutral: responded

The verb characterizes Mullin’s response more strongly than the reporting describes it.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin erupted at a reporter who asked him about claims that ICE agents had been instructed to…

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

explodedMore neutral: responded

The verb characterizes Mullin’s response more strongly than the reporting describes it.

He exploded after he was asked about ICE shooting into a man’s car while his 5-year-old son was…

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

Trump GoonMore neutral: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin

The label reduces the Homeland Security Secretary to a contemptible category instead of naming his office.

Trump Goon Cornered on Secret Order to ICE Agents

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

CorneredMore neutral: questioned

The verb presents the press conference exchange as a defeat without describing it.

Trump Goon Cornered on Secret Order to ICE Agents

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

Secret OrderMore neutral: reported instructions

The headline states as fact an instruction that the article reports only as a claim.

Trump Goon Cornered on Secret Order to ICE Agents

Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

CommieMore neutral: Mamdani

It is a pejorative label that pre-judges the mayor’s politics.

Commie Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City and lover of terrorism, is calling to abolish…

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

lover of terrorismMore neutral: remove the label and state his position

It is an unsupported characterization of the mayor presented as fact.

Commie Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City and lover of terrorism, is calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a serial…

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

serial felon illegal alienMore neutral: man

It reduces the man to a criminal category before the facts were established.

…is calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a serial felon illegal alien violently attacked officers and received a non-lethal gunshot wound.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

devastating listMore neutral: list

The adjective characterizes the list’s effect rather than describing its contents.

A Fox News correspondent responded with a devastating list of crimes which New York Democrats could have prevented by not having sanctuary…

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

HorrifyingMore neutral: list of alleged crimes

It manufactures alarm about a list of allegations without establishing its content.

Fox Reporter Has Horrifying List of New York Dems’ Sanctuary City Crimes

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

fired backMore neutral: responded or replied

Combat framing for a reply.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired back Friday at New York City Zohran Mamdani after Mamdani frothed over an incident in…

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

frothed overMore neutral: criticized

It characterizes the mayor’s reaction as frenzied rather than describing what he said.

…Markwayne Mullin fired back Friday at New York City Zohran Mamdani after Mamdani frothed over an incident in which U.S.

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

Reveals the TruthMore neutral: Says

It presents one official’s account as the truth before the facts were established.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Reveals the Truth About Illegal Alien Shot by ICE in NYC, Points Finger at Mamdani and Hochul

Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

disguised in masksMore neutral: wearing masks

Calling the agents disguised pre-judges their intent, while the same fact can be stated as wearing masks.

According to multiple reports, agents disguised in masks and construction gear shot at Belgal’s vehicle multiple times while his son was…

Used byTheGrio (Left)

sparks outrageMore neutral: drew criticism from (name who)

Outrage from whom? Name the critics and their number.

ICE shooting of man in New York with child in his car sparks outrage

Used byPBS NewsHour (Center)

ICE-involvedMore neutral: ICE shooting

The wording hides who fired the shot, while the event is an ICE agent shooting.

New video shows moments before ICE-involved shooting

Used byNBC News (Left)

Tries And Fails To RefuteMore neutral: DHS disputes reports about

The headline frames DHS as failing, a judgment on the outcome rather than a description of its response.

DHS Tries And Fails To Refute 'Lies' About ICE Shooting

Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

thunderingMore neutral: strong

Adds dramatic volume to the mayor’s statement beyond what was said.

Mayor Zohran Mandani's thundering defense of an alleged illegal-immigrant gangbanger shines a spotlight, yet again, on…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

grossly screwed upMore neutral: questionable

Presents the mayor’s priorities as a flat failing rather than a matter of disagreement.

…an alleged illegal-immigrant gangbanger shines a spotlight, yet again, on his grossly screwed up priorities.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

huffed and puffedMore neutral: criticized

Dismisses officials’ statements as empty posturing rather than describing them.

Kathy Hochul and all the other grandstanding New York pols who huffed and puffed after a federal officer shot Oscar Belgal as he tried to run him over with his…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

perverted prioritiesMore neutral: priorities

Attaches a moral judgement to the officials’ priorities without evidence.

Mamdani and Hochul’s perverted priorities over shot illegal immigrant gangbanger

Used byNew York Post (Right)

bashingMore neutral: criticism

Describes DHS criticism of sanctuary policies as bashing, a word of contempt rather than a neutral description.

The Department of Homeland Security has renewed its bashing of what it calls sanctuary policies in New York City, after one of its officers shot…

Used byThe Christian Science Monitor (Center)

thugsMore neutral: gang members

Calls the gang members thugs, a contemptuous label rather than a description of the alleged affiliation.

…trying to nab Oscar Belgal, a Dominican Republic native, over his alleged ties to the thugs when he allegedly “accelerated” and “weaponized” his car against the officers as they…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

blood-thirstyMore neutral: violent

Adds a dramatic characterization of the gang that the report does not need to make the affiliation clear.

Feds believe ICE shooting gangbanger Oscar Belgal belonged to blood-thirsty Trinitarios gang

Used byNew York Post (Right)

Obama judgeMore neutral: federal judge

Labels the judge by a president’s name, implying partisanship that no supplied article documents.

Obama judge FORBIDS deportation of illegal alien shot by ICE in the Bronx — unless court order…

Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

inciting protestsMore neutral: prompting protests

Inciting implies the shooting was meant to or did provoke the protests, a causal judgment the reporting does not establish.

After a federal agent shot an immigrant in New York City, inciting protests, some of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s allies questioned his attitude toward the…

Used byThe New York Times (Left)

furious demonstratorsMore neutral: demonstrators

Attributes an emotional state to the protesters that the description does not establish.

As many as 5,000 furious demonstrators gathered and marched throughout lower Manhattan Friday afternoon chanting…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

criminal illegalMore neutral: migrant

Labels Belgal as a criminal before the facts of the case are established in court or in official reports.

Anti-ICE protests continue in NYC day after shooting of ‘criminal illegal’ migrant in Bronx

Used byNew York Post (Right)

laxMore neutral: bail

The word judges New York’s bail policy as weak rather than describing it.

…had a rap sheet of alarming crimes, but appeared to repeatedly benefit from New York's lax New York bail and sanctuary laws.

Used byNew York Post (Right)

alarming rap sheetMore neutral: criminal record

The adjective adds drama to the reported record without adding facts.

…Dominican Republic native shot by ICE agents in The Bronx was a migrant with an alarming rap sheet — who apparently benefited from New York’s lax bail and sanctuary laws, allowing…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

alarming crimesMore neutral: a criminal record

The adjective pre-judges the seriousness of the alleged offenses.

‘Criminal illegal’ migrant shot by ICE has rap sheet of alarming crimes — and is ‘absolutely not’ a New Yorker: neighbors

Used byNew York Post (Right)

alleged gangbangerMore neutral: man accused of gang ties

The label reduces the man to a gang member in a single word, while the gang claim is only a government assertion.

After ICE shot an alleged gangbanger in the country illegally, all the usual suspects in New York politics called to…

Used byNew York Post (Right)

illegal migrantsMore neutral: immigrants without legal status

The term states the immigration status as settled before the facts about the man’s status are established.

When will Mamdani care about victims of crimes the same way he does about illegal migrants?

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trashing ICEMore neutral: criticizing ICE

The verb presents the mayor’s criticism as abuse rather than criticism.

…hadn’t even come in before the Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor began trashing ICE Thursday and calling them “rotten to the core.”

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Paging MamdaniMore neutral: Video of ICE suspect fleeing agents released by NYPD

The taunt frames the headline as mockery of the mayor rather than a description of the video.

Paging Mamdani: NYPD Releases Video of ICE Suspect Fleeing Agents, Says He 'Smashed' Two Cars

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predictable responsesMore neutral: responses that included street protests

The phrase pre-judges the protests as reflexive rather than as responses to the event.

…by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has triggered what are now predictable responses: street protests before the facts are known.

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sanctuary politicosMore neutral: officials who support sanctuary policies

The term is a dismissive label for officials who support sanctuary policies.

…predictable responses: street protests before the facts are known; demands by sanctuary politicos — including Mayor Mamdani — that the agency be “abolished.” But if he and…

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trying to gut itMore neutral: trying to limit its work

Gut is a dramatic verb that characterizes a policy change as destruction rather than limitation.

…about community safety, he’d be cooperating with immigration enforcement, not trying to gut it.

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Sanctuary policies led toMore neutral: Sanctuary policies are linked by critics to the shooting

The headline presents a contested causal link between sanctuary policies and the shooting as established.

Sanctuary policies led to the NYC ICE shooting — if Mamdani cared he’d cooperate with immigration…

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Migrant MartyrMore neutral: man wounded by ICE agents

Casts the wounded man as a martyr for a cause, a judgement about him and the case before the facts are settled.

Left’s New Migrant Martyr Kept Getting Off For Armed Robbery, Drug Dealing

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Kept Getting OffMore neutral: was released after earlier arrests

Implies a pattern of escaping consequences, while the record cited describes arrests and a reduced plea.

Left’s New Migrant Martyr Kept Getting Off For Armed Robbery, Drug Dealing

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stoking hatredMore neutral: criticizes

Characterizes the actress’s post as inciting hatred, a judgement beyond the quoted words.

Actress Ellen Barkin is stoking hatred for federal immigration officers after ICE agents shot a dangerous illegal migrant…

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dangerous illegal migrant criminalMore neutral: man shot by agents

Calls a man a criminal and dangerous in the outlet’s own voice before any charge is established.

…stoking hatred for federal immigration officers after ICE agents shot a dangerous illegal migrant criminal in New York City.

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ramMore neutral: drive toward

Describes a reported vehicle movement with a word implying deliberate attack, while the claim is unconfirmed.

…Homeland Security (DHS) for his gang activity, reportedly tried to use his vehicle to ram immigration agents.

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Violent Illegal AlienMore neutral: Oscar Belgal

Labels a man by his immigration status and a violence claim before the facts are established.

Actress Ellen Barkin Says ‘Burn ICE to the Ground’ After Shooting of Violent Illegal Alien

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low-information supportersMore neutral: supporters

Characterizes the mayor’s supporters as uninformed without evidence.

…Mamdani, upon hearing of an opportunity to score political points with his low-information supporters, balled up his little Communist fist and raged over the shooting while…

Used byRedState (Far Right)

Communist fistMore neutral: fist

Attaches a political caricature to the mayor that pre-judges his motives.

…score political points with his low-information supporters, balled up his little Communist fist and raged over the shooting while proudly claiming him as one of the Big Apple's…

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DemolishMore neutral: dispute

The verb frames a dispute as a rout rather than describing the neighbors’ objection.

‘He’s Trash, Not a New Yorker’: Bronx Neighbors Demolish Mamdani’s Sob Story for Illegal Shot by ICE

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Sob StoryMore neutral: statement

The phrase dismisses the mayor’s statement as emotional manipulation before it is weighed.

‘He’s Trash, Not a New Yorker’: Bronx Neighbors Demolish Mamdani’s Sob Story for Illegal Shot by ICE

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IllegalMore neutral: immigrant

Applied to a person as an identity label rather than describing his immigration status.

‘He’s Trash, Not a New Yorker’: Bronx Neighbors Demolish Mamdani’s Sob Story for Illegal Shot by ICE

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disgusting and vile criminalsMore neutral: people who commit crimes

Expresses contempt for a general group rather than describing specific conduct.

But plenty of disgusting and vile criminals have children, and they also endanger their children.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

disgustingMore neutral: (omit) and quote or describe

Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.

But plenty of disgusting and vile criminals have children, and they also endanger their children.

Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

some witnesses sayMore neutral: witnesses told the outlet

Attributes a claim about police conduct to unnamed people without identifying them.

…not involved in the shooting, they were involved in arresting protesters and, some witnesses say, protecting ICE vehicles—despite a New York State law that prohibits local…

Used byMother Jones (Far Left)

violent illegal migrantMore neutral: man

Pre-judges the man as violent before the facts are established.

New Yorkers are refusing to describe the violent illegal migrant shot and wounded by U.S.

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demonize federal agentsMore neutral: criticize federal agents

Presents the critics’ motive as demonizing, which judges their intent rather than reporting what they said.

…as one of their own, even as leftists try to paint him as the victim and demonize federal agents who are working to keep American citizens safe.

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Violent IllegalMore neutral: man

Attaches a violence label to the man before the facts of the shooting are established.

New Yorkers Refuse to Treat Violent Illegal Shot by ICE as One of Their Own: 'Nothing Else But Trash'

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serial criminalMore neutral: man with prior charges

Pre-judges the man as a repeat offender beyond what the supplied reporting establishes.

New Yorkers who actually know serial criminal illegal alien Oscar Belgal, who got himself shot while violently assaulting…

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violently assaulting federal law enforcementMore neutral: allegedly trying to ram federal officers

States as fact an allegation that officials make and the coverage does not independently confirm.

…criminal illegal alien Oscar Belgal, who got himself shot while violently assaulting federal law enforcement with his vehicle, are furious at Democrats for totally mis-framing…

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totally mis-framing and justifying BelgalMore neutral: describing Belgal

Judges the motives of officials rather than describing what they said.

…law enforcement with his vehicle, are furious at Democrats for totally mis-framing and justifying Belgal.

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in hystericsMore neutral: are upset

Dramatizes the officials’ reaction with a word that judges their state of mind.

Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are both in hysterics after the incident, pretending that Belgal — a dangerous gang affiliate whose…

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dangerous gang affiliateMore neutral: man alleged to be linked to a gang

Labels the man as dangerous and gang-linked before the allegations are established.

…(D) are both in hysterics after the incident, pretending that Belgal — a dangerous gang affiliate whose lengthy rap sheet includes grand larceny and assault — was just…

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cruel feds viciouslyMore neutral: federal agents

Characterizes federal agents with judgments the coverage does not support.

…assault — was just peacefully driving through his own city of New York when cruel feds viciously began firing at him and his little boy.

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NarrativeMore neutral: account

Implies the officials’ account is a story rather than a report, without evidence in the text.

Angry New Yorkers Contradict Mamdani-Hochul Narrative on Shot Illegal Alien Criminal

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terrorizedMore neutral: threatened

Describes an encounter with a word that implies terror beyond the reported incident.

The illegal immigrant shot by ICE agents in a chaotic Bronx showdown terrorized his former neighbor’s nephew with a machete — and a terrified resident of the…

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assault of pregnant womanMore neutral: involved in arrest of pregnant woman

The description reports only a controversial arrest that the agent was filmed during, so the word assault states a contested characterization as fact.

ICE agent in New York shooting also involved in assault of pregnant woman

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rebukesMore neutral: criticizes

Rebukes suggests a formal reprimand, while the article reports a candidate criticizing police conduct in public.

‘Deeply concerning’: Democratic congressional candidate rebukes ICE’s presence in New York

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criminal illegal migrantMore neutral: man

The phrase reduces the shot man to a criminal label before the facts of the case are established.

…into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s shooting of a criminal illegal migrant and the NYPD’s response.

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seethedMore neutral: said

The verb describes Mamdani's anger in a way that adds emotional drama to a plain interview statement.

…is still dealing with having been terrorized by a rogue federal agency,” Mamdani seethed during an interview on MS Now.

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scathingMore neutral: online

The adjective adds a tone of harsh criticism that the statement itself does not need to convey the DSA's demand.

In a scathing online statement, the DSA called on its most high-profile member to get rid of the…

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bloodyMore neutral: a shooting that wounded a suspected gang member

The adjective adds drama beyond the reported fact that a man was wounded.

…Mayor Zohran Mamdani, demanding he fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch following a bloody ICE shooting that left a suspected gang member wounded in front of his young son.

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revoltMore neutral: publicly oppose

The verb presents a party disagreement as an uprising against the mayor.

Democratic Socialists revolt over ICE shooting in NYC, demand Mamdani fire police commissioner

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WhinesMore neutral: complains

The verb mocks the man’s complaint rather than reporting it.

Criminal Illegal Immigrant Shot By ICE Whines About ‘Deplorable’ Prison Conditions

Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

suspected gang memberMore neutral: man whom DHS describes as a gang member

Ties the man to a gang in the outlet’s own voice, on the basis of an agency claim that is not attributed in the sentence.

Paul Oetken ruled on Friday that DHS cannot deport the suspected gang member while his petition challenging his detention is pending.

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Obama JudgeMore neutral: Federal judge J. Paul Oetken

Labels the judge by the president who nominated them, tying the ruling to a party link the reporting does not show.

Obama Judge Blocks Deportation of Criminal Migrant Shot by ICE in NYC After Allegedly Trying to…

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Criminal MigrantMore neutral: man with a reported criminal record

Labels the man a criminal in the headline before the charges or facts are established.

Obama Judge Blocks Deportation of Criminal Migrant Shot by ICE in NYC After Allegedly Trying to Ram Agents with His Car

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vile hateMore neutral: hostile messages

The adjective is a judgement on the messages rather than a description of their content.

Social media trolls spewed vile hate towards the Big Apple’s police commissioner Jessica Tisch –- echoing calls from…

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Hate-filledMore neutral: quote the statement

Characterizes motive; quote the words.

Hate-filled messages mounted on X and other social media sites over the weekend – after federal…

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suspected criminal migrantMore neutral: man shot by federal agents

The label attaches a criminal category to migrants as a group before any conviction.

…media sites over the weekend – after federal agents shot and injured a suspected criminal migrant in The Bronx last week.

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sparked outrageMore neutral: drew criticism from (name who)

Outrage from whom? Name the critics and their number.

The incident sparked outrage and speculation that the NYPD complied with Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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Israel-hating trollsMore neutral: social media users

The label assigns a motive to the users without evidence in the headline.

Israel-hating trolls attack NYPD commissioner online after ICE shooting in NYC

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unhingedMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement

Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.

…who also has ties to the violent Trinitarios street gang, would routinely engage in unhinged outbursts while living in the building, including one incident where he pulled a…

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unhinged outburstsMore neutral: outbursts

The adjective characterizes the man’s behavior in the outlet’s own voice without describing specific conduct.

…also has ties to the violent Trinitarios street gang, would routinely engage in unhinged outbursts while living in the building, including one incident where he pulled a machete…

Used byTownhall (Far Right)

TerrorizingMore neutral: Frightening neighbors

The word presents a dispute between neighbors as terror without describing specific conduct.

The Criminal Illegal Alien Shot by ICE Was Known for Terrorizing His NYC Apartment Building

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torturousMore neutral: difficult

The adjective describes the detention in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting the conditions.

Oscar Belgal, 28, of the Dominican Republic is being forced to endure the torturous situation while being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention…

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thugMore neutral: man

The label reduces the man to a contemptible category before the facts are established.

NYC illegal migrant thug shot by ICE still has bullet lodged in neck, can’t eat, lawyers say: ‘Unimaginable…

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comradesMore neutral: Democratic Socialists of America members

Calling fellow party members comrades pre-judges them as a revolutionary movement, a framing the article uses in its own voice.

DSA comrades increase pressure on Mamdani to fire NYPD commissioner after ICE shooting

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HorrificMore neutral: ICE shooting

Horrific adds an emotional verdict to a headline about a shooting whose facts are reported in the same terms by other outlets.

A Horrific ICE Shooting Is Testing Mamdani’s Approach to Trump

Used byThe Nation (Far Left)

peppered the armed agents with insultsMore neutral: shouted insults at the agents

“Peppered” dramatizes a sustained barrage, while the description reports only that bystanders insulted the agents.

…boy sat in the back of his SUV, drawing a crowd of bystanders who peppered the armed agents with insults.

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