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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 2.0 points and most headlines clustering near neutral. CNBC's framing was the most restrained, describing "a small UK power generator shut down after a cyberattack linked to Iran" — language that notably downplays the facility's scale ("small"), uses the passive construction "shut down," and attributes the Iran connection cautiously ("linked to"). Breitbart, at the rightmost end, opted for the more assertive "Iran Hacked and Shut Down a British Power Plant for Days," dropping the hedging attribution, using active and paired alarm verbs ("Hacked and Shut Down"), and omitting any qualifier on the plant's size. This language emphasizes Iranian agency and disruption more forcefully. The Washington Examiner occupied the middle ground with similarly direct but less emphatic phrasing. All three outlets attributed the story to external reports, reflecting shared uncertainty about the claim's sourcing.