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Police find five people dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Mundelein, Illinois

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Daily Mail, New York Post and Breitbart News report that five people were found shot dead in a home in Mundelein, a suburb northwest of Chicago, after a welfare check late Sunday. The outlets say police found three men and two women, who appeared to be family members or in a domestic relationship, and that two handguns were at the scene. Police said the shooting was an isolated incident and posed no threat to the public, but had not released the names of the dead, a motive, or who fired the shots. The New York Post and Breitbart describe the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide, citing reports that the person believed responsible was in a relationship with one of the victims.

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  1. Police found five people dead from gunshot wounds in a home in Mundelein, a suburb northwest of Chicago, late Sunday after a welfare check.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post
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    Breitbart News

  2. Police said the five dead were three men and two women who appeared to be family members or in a domestic relationship; outlets differ on the exact family links.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  3. Police reported that two handguns were found at the scene.

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  4. Police said the shooting was an isolated incident and posed no threat to the public.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

  5. Police had not released a motive or said who fired the shots; some outlets describe the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide.

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    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  6. Authorities had not confirmed the identities of the dead.

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    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that five people were found shot dead in a Mundelein home after a Sunday welfare check, and that police have not released names or a motive. The right-side coverage presents the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide, with the New York Post stressing the village's safety and the Daily Mail emphasizing mystery.

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  • the right

    3 outlets

    Headlines frame the deaths as a murder-suicide and stress the village's safety; the Daily Mail leads with mystery, while Breitbart, the Far Right outlet, states murder-suicide flatly and names the family links.

    5 people shot dead in suspected murder-suicide in Loaded modifier“notoriously safe”The word notoriously asserts a reputation the article does not document beyond a crime comparison, and it pre-judges the village.More neutral: safe suburban Chicago villageDisagree with this highlight? suburban Chicago village
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    Questions are swirlingMysteryhonoring a man of peacenotoriously safe

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Questions are swirlingMore neutral: Residents have asked about the deaths

    The phrase adds a sense of drama and unrest without naming who is raising questions.

    Questions are swirling in a Chicago community after police announced five people were found dead from…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    MysteryMore neutral: Police investigate

    The word presents the deaths as a puzzle before the facts are known, adding drama the police account does not support.

    Mystery as five people are found dead in suburban Chicago home

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    honoring a man of peaceMore neutral: a Chicago suburb

    The phrase is a value judgement about the village's namesake, placed in the outlet's own voice and irrelevant to the shooting.

    …fatally shot in an apparent murder suicide that happened in a Chicago suburb honoring a man of peace.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    notoriously safeMore neutral: safe suburban Chicago village

    The word notoriously asserts a reputation the article does not document beyond a crime comparison, and it pre-judges the village.

    5 people shot dead in suspected murder-suicide in notoriously safe suburban Chicago village

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Sensational language

    derangedMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement

    Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.

    …Schmidt, who managed his family’s now-shuttered cat clinic, was identified as the deranged killer who slaughtered...

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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From the right

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Leads with

  • the village's low crime rate
  • an apparent murder-suicide
  • family relationships among the dead
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    First to report

    Daily Mail, Oct 19, 4:59 PM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 19, 4:59 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 20, 9:44 AM EDT
  3. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 20, 11:56 AM EDT

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