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Police arrest man after stabbing attack at shopping mall in Incheon, South Korea
By Mantle News
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Covered by 4 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.
5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
A man stabbed people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon on Tuesday, police and fire officials said. Police detained a 59-year-old suspect after bystanders subdued him, and the fire department said a woman in her 20s underwent surgery after arriving at hospital in cardiac arrest. The Associated Press reports at least eight people were stabbed, while The New York Times reports at least six injured. A witness quoted by Yonhap said the suspect appeared to have knives strapped to both hands. The motive is not yet clear, and police are investigating it.
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What happened
Key points
Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.
A man stabbed people at a shopping mall in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, according to police and fire officials.
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- ABC News
- Right
- New York Post
- Far Right
- Just the News
One account gives at least six people injured, while others give at least eight people stabbed.
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- The New York Times, ABC News
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- New York Post
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- Just the News
Police detained a 59-year-old suspect after bystanders subdued him.
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- ABC News
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A woman in her 20s underwent surgery after arriving at hospital in cardiac arrest, the fire department said.
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- ABC News
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A witness quoted by Yonhap said the suspect appeared to have knives strapped to both hands and attacked people in a basement store and then on an escalator.
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- ABC News
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- New York Post
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- Just the News
The reason for the attack is not yet known, and police are investigating a motive.
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- The New York Times, ABC News
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- New York Post
What is contested
Where accounts differ
Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.
The number of people hurt in the attack.
The New York Times reports at least six people injured. The Associated Press, carried by ABC News, and Just the News report at least eight people stabbed, citing police and fire officials.
How each side tells it
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Every side reports that a man stabbed people at a shopping mall in Incheon, South Korea, and was detained by police. The main difference is emphasis: the right-side headlines stress the number stabbed and the knife-carrying attacker, while the left-side headlines stress the count of victims and the arrest.
the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines are plain and count-led, with the ABC headline reporting an AP wire story of at least eight stabbed and the NYT giving at least six injured.
At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea
The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
No coverage yet
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the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines lead with the number stabbed and the weapons, Just the News reporting at least eight stabbed and the New York Post headlining a knifeman with blades strapped to both hands.
At least eight people stabbed at shopping mall in South Korea: report
Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- count of victims
- arrest of a suspect
- motive under investigation
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Man stabs at least 8 people in South Korean mall
Police and fire officials in the South Korean city of Incheon say a man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall
Also published by New York Post. It counts once.
At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea
The police in the city of Incheon said they had arrested one man and were investigating his motive.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- number of people stabbed
- weapons carried by the attacker
- arrest by police
Leaves out
- motive of the attacker
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- Just the NewsFar Right
At least eight people stabbed at shopping mall in South Korea: report
The witness said the suspect, who appeared to have knives strapped to both hands, began stabbing people at a store on the basement level before moving up the escalator and continuing to attack people.
1 more from Just the News
Knifeman with blades strapped to both hands stabs 8 in South Korea shopping mall: reports
New York Post published a report that is shown in full at ABC News. The headline is the one New York Post gave it.
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Who reported it when
How the coverage built up
Left
First to report
The New York Times, Oct 13, 3:07 AM EDT
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
2 hr later
Its first report, Oct 13, 5:10 AM EDT
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- The New York TimesLeftOct 13, 3:07 AM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 13, 4:02 AM EDT
- New York PostRightOct 13, 5:10 AM EDT
Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.
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