Two men convicted of arson plot targeting properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted in a London court for a conspiracy to damage property by fire. The coordinated arson attacks in May 2025 targeted a house, an apartment building, and a vehicle formerly owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. A third defendant, Petro Pochynok, 35, was acquitted of the charge.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 6 outlets placed this story
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Fox News
Russia linked to arson attacks on properties connected to UK PM Keir Starmer, police say
Russian state-directed sabotage · negative
AP News
London court convicts 2 men of plot to torch property linked to UK prime minister
Convictions with unproven mastermind · neutral
First to report
- South China Morning Postfirst
- Bloomberg+6 min
- Reuters+30 min
- Fox News+13.4 h
- Al Jazeera+99.9 h
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The split, in one line
Fox News frames the plot as Russian state-directed sabotage, while AP and Reuters cite lack of definitive evidence of state involvement; Al Jazeera reports the perpetrators were Ukrainian-born men paid by a Russian-speaking handler, complicating the state-actor narrative.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 6 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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THE RIGHT
“Russia linked to arson attacks on properties connected to UK PM Keir Starmer, police say”FOX Fox News RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Ukrainian man found guilty of setting property linked to UK PM Starmer on fire” · AP News, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera
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7 tracked claims across 6 outlets
Fact ledger
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The arson plot was orchestrated by or linked to the Russian state.
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