California Teen Pleads Guilty to Sea Lion Assault
The Pure Report account · 3 sources · as of Aug 16, 09:45 UTC Contested
Tyler Muehl pleaded guilty to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act by harassing a sea lion. He faces up to a year in prison. Muehl lives in La Jolla, San Diego.
What we know
- Tyler Muehl lives in La Jolla, San Diego.
receipt
“Tyler Muehl, of San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood” — verbatim from Guardian — US · article - Muehl faces up to a year in prison.
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“faces up to a year in prison” — verbatim from Guardian — US · article - Muehl violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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“violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassment of wildlife” — verbatim from Guardian — US · article
Sources disagree
Framing spectrum · 3 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Fox News and New York Times — stamps within 90 minutes.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 2 | 2 | Guardian, New York Times |
| Right | 1 | 1 | Fox News |
Report-by-report timeline · 3
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Compare the coverage
LEANS LEFT 4 Wire-neutral 18-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Sea Lion in California Fox News — Latest
LEANS RIGHT 4 Wire-neutral California Teen Pleads Guilty to Kicking Sea Lion, Faces Prison Time Guardian — US
LEANS LEFT 4 Wire-neutral California Teen Pleads Guilty to Attacking Sea Lion