Two teenagers kill three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego before dying by suicide.
On Monday, two teenage suspects opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three men. The suspects, identified as Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, were later found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds nearby. Law enforcement is investigating the attack as a hate crime and has recovered a manifesto and extremist writings.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 13 outlets covered it, splitting into 13 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
13 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 13 outlets placed this story
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ABC News
NPR
Washington Examiner
Breitbart
Washington Times
Al Jazeera
Daily Wire
BBC
Wall Street Journal
Politico
NY Post
Reuters
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
Radicalization concerns, seized guns and 911 calls: San Diego shooting prompts questions about parental awareness, gun access
warning signs and gun access · negative
Breitbart
San Diego Mosque Shooting Revives Scrutiny Over 9/11 Ties, Imam’s Pro‑Hamas Sermons
mosque's controversial history · negative
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Politico+3.8 h
- BBC+5.9 h
- NY Post+7.3 h
- ABC News+16.1 h
- Al Jazeera+17.5 h
- Daily Wire+19.0 h
- Washington Examiner+24.5 h
- NPR+25.8 h
- Wall Street Journal+26.8 h
- Breitbart+35.8 h
- Reuters+46.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Most outlets focus on the suspects' neo-Nazi ideology and the victims' heroism, while Breitbart centers the mosque's 9/11 ties and imam's pro-Hamas sermons.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“San Diego shooting: Investigators probe suspects' potential extremism”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“San Diego mosque shooting suspects’ alleged manifesto praises other religious-inspired shootings”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“What we know about the San Diego mosque attack suspects” · Al Jazeera, BBC, Politico, Reuters
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 13 outlets put it
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CNNCNN Radicalization concerns, seized guns and 911 calls: San Diego shooting prompts questions about parental awareness, gun access 110d ago NPRNPR How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings 114d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News San Diego shooting: Investigators probe suspects' potential extremism 114d ago CENTER2
PPolitico Community mourns 3 men killed while defending San Diego mosque 115d ago RReuters Over 2,000 gather in San Diego to mourn three men killed in mosque attack 113d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
WSJWall Street Journal Teen Suspects in San Diego Mosque Shooting Likely Radicalized Online, Officials Say 114d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner San Diego mosque shooting suspects’ alleged manifesto praises other religious-inspired shootings 114d ago BBreitbart San Diego Mosque Shooting Revives Scrutiny Over 9/11 Ties, Imam’s Pro‑Hamas Sermons 113d ago WTWashington Times Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack 112d ago DWDaily Wire Teen Mosque Shooters Plotted ‘All-Out Race War’ In Hitler-Praising Manifesto 114d ago NYPNY Post Cain Clark’s neighbor reveals haunting encounter with San Diego mosque shooter day before deadly rampage 113d ago 7 tracked claims across 13 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The mosque had prior ties to two September 11 hijackers and its imam made controversial pro-Palestinian remarks.
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