SPIN·DETECTOR

Mass shooting at Bite of Seattle food festival

8 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 1.0-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

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  HuffPost · Left

  3 Dead, 4 Wounded In Mass Shooting Near Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle
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  CNN · Center

  Food vendor’s livestream captures start of Seattle shooting
• -0.5
  The Guardian · Center

  Three people killed and one suspect at large in Bite of Seattle food festival shooting
• -0.5
  USA Today · Center

  Second suspect sought in Seattle Center shooting that left 3 dead
• -0.5
  Boston Globe · Center

  Police search for a second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3
• -0.5
  Boston Globe · Center

  Police arrest 1 person and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
• -0.5
  Associated Press · Center

  Police arrest 1 person and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
• -0.5
  Neutral News · Center

  Three Killed, Four Wounded in Shooting at Bite of Seattle Festival

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.