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Video shows ICE agent pointing gun at bystander during arrest in North Hollywood

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Al Jazeera English, the Daily Mail and NewsNation report video showing immigration agents arresting a man on a sidewalk in North Hollywood, California, on Friday morning. The footage shows one agent pointing a handgun at a bystander who was walking two dogs. Witness Damari Butler, who recorded the video, told the Los Angeles Times that the agents gave no warning and did not ask the man for his name or identification. The Daily Mail says the agent then shoved the bystander into a bush and that the bystander was unarmed.

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Key points

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  1. Video shows immigration agents arresting a man on a North Hollywood sidewalk.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail

  2. In the footage, an agent points a handgun at a man walking two dogs during the arrest.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    Daily Mail

  3. Witness Damari Butler, who filmed the video, told the Los Angeles Times that agents gave no warning and did not ask the man’s name or identification.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

  4. The Daily Mail reports that an agent shoved the bystander into a bush and that the bystander was unarmed.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report video of an ICE agent pointing a gun at a bystander during an arrest in North Hollywood. The Al Jazeera English and NewsNation headlines describe the video plainly, while the Daily Mail headline uses dramatic wording and adds that the bystander was unarmed.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera English’s headline leads with the threat to a bystander, naming the gun and the dog walker, and does not mention the outcome of the arrest.

    Dog walker Loaded verb“threatened with gun”Calls the agent’s action a threat, which is a judgement about intent that the footage alone does not establish.More neutral: pointed a gun atDisagree with this highlight? during ICE arrest in North Hollywood
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    NewsNation’s headline states the event plainly as an ICE agent pointing a gun at a bystander’s face, labeled as video.

    ICE agent points gun at bystander’s face in North Hollywood: Video
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Daily Mail headline leads with drama, calling the moment dramatic and the operation tense, and states that the bystander was unarmed.

    Sensational language“Dramatic moment”Calls the moment dramatic in the outlet’s own voice, adding drama before the reader has seen the footage.More neutral: Video showsDisagree with this highlight? ICE officer Loaded verb“shoves gun in the face of”Uses a forceful verb in the headline where a plainer description of the agent’s action is available.More neutral: points gun atDisagree with this highlight? unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood operation
    Daily MailRightAll 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.

  • Left1

    threatened with gun

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    violent incidentDramatic momentshoves gun in the face of

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    threatened with gunMore neutral: pointed a gun at

    Calls the agent’s action a threat, which is a judgement about intent that the footage alone does not establish.

    Dog walker threatened with gun during ICE arrest in North Hollywood

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Sensational language

    violent incidentMore neutral: incident

    Labels the encounter violent in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing what the footage shows.

    Butler, who recorded the violent incident, said he was sitting on his balcony when he suddenly saw a man get tackled by two…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    Dramatic momentMore neutral: Video shows

    Calls the moment dramatic in the outlet’s own voice, adding drama before the reader has seen the footage.

    Dramatic moment ICE officer shoves gun in the face of unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    shoves gun in the face ofMore neutral: points gun at

    Uses a forceful verb in the headline where a plainer description of the agent’s action is available.

    Dramatic moment ICE officer shoves gun in the face of unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood operation

    Used byDaily Mail (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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • threat to a bystander
  • masked ICE agents
  • footage of the encounter

Leaves out

  • witness account from Damari Butler
  • that the bystander was unarmed

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • agent pointing a gun
  • video evidence
  • location of the arrest
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • dramatic moment
  • unarmed bystander
  • gun shoved in face
  • witness account
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  • Daily MailRight

    Sensational language“Dramatic moment”Calls the moment dramatic in the outlet’s own voice, adding drama before the reader has seen the footage.More neutral: Video showsDisagree with this highlight? ICE officer Loaded verb“shoves gun in the face of”Uses a forceful verb in the headline where a plainer description of the agent’s action is available.More neutral: points gun atDisagree with this highlight? unarmed bystander during tense Hollywood operation

    An ICE agent shoved a gun in an unarmed bystander's face during an intense federal operation on Friday morning in North Hollywood, California, video captured.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 30, 9:23 PM EDT

  • Center

    22 hr 8 min later

    Its first report, Oct 31, 7:31 PM EDT

  • Right

    4 hr 9 min later

    Its first report, Oct 31, 1:32 AM EDT

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 30, 9:23 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 31, 1:32 AM EDT
  3. NewsNationCenterOct 31, 7:31 PM EDT

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