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FBI Arrests Woman for ISIS Plot Against New York Capitol

9 articles from 9 outlets First seen: August 20, 2026

2 left · 3 center · 3 right · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Guardian and Washington Examiner

The Pure Report account · 8 sources · as of Aug 21, 06:48 UTC

Bowie was arrested Wednesday for allegedly planning to bomb the New York State Capitol. Undercover FBI agents who posed as Islamic State facilitators say the Albany resident spoke of attack plans and sought help with explosives. Bowie allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and purchased bomb-making material earlier this month.

Framing spectrum · 9 outlets

Breitbart · 4/100 · Wire-neutral · original Al Jazeera English · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Washington Post — Politics · 4/100 · Wire-neutral New York Post · 4/100 · Wire-neutral The Hill · 4/100 · Wire-neutral BBC — World · 4/100 · Wire-neutral Guardian — US · 14/100 · Public broadcaster the-independent.com · 14/100 · Public broadcaster Washington Examiner · 14/100 · Public broadcaster

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Range 4–14 (Wire-neutral → Public broadcaster) Average 7/100 Lean: 2 left · 3 center · 3 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Guardian and Washington Examiner — stamps within 90 minutes.

Lean	Outlets	Articles	Who
Left	2	2	Guardian, Washington Post
Center	3	3	Al Jazeera English, BBC, The Hill
Right	3	3	Breitbart, New York Post, Washington Examiner
Unclassified	1	1	the-independent.com

Report-by-report timeline · 9

Aug 20 20:19 Guardian New York woman charged with planning attack on state capitol Aug 20 20:24 Washington Examiner FBI arrests New York woman for alleged ISIS attack plot on state capitol Aug 20 20:40 the-independent.com Woman Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot Against New York Capitol Aug 20 21:03 BBC FBI arrests woman for alleged plot to bomb New York capitol building Aug 20 22:01 The Hill FBI arrests woman in alleged plot to bomb New York State Capitol Aug 20 22:17 Washington Post Albany Resident Arrested in Alleged Plot to Bomb New York Capitol Aug 20 23:01 Al Jazeera English US charges woman with providing material support for terrorism Aug 21 00:41 Breitbart FBI Arrests Woman Who Allegedly Planned ISIS Bombing of New York Capitol Aug 21 03:29 New York Post Individual Linked to ISIS Arrested for Alleged Plot to Attack State Capitol and Other Locations

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

Compare the coverage

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LEANS RIGHT 4 Wire-neutral FBI Arrests Woman Who Allegedly Planned ISIS Bombing of New York Capitol · original, not rewritten ↗ Al Jazeera English 4 Wire-neutral US charges woman with providing material support for terrorism Washington Post — Politics
LEANS LEFT 4 Wire-neutral Albany Resident Arrested in Alleged Plot to Bomb New York Capitol New York Post
LEANS RIGHT 4 Wire-neutral Individual Linked to ISIS Arrested for Alleged Plot to Attack State Capitol and Other Locations The Hill 4 Wire-neutral FBI arrests woman in alleged plot to bomb New York State Capitol BBC — World 4 Wire-neutral FBI arrests woman for alleged plot to bomb New York capitol building Guardian — US
LEANS LEFT 14 Public broadcaster New York woman charged with planning attack on state capitol the-independent.com 14 Public broadcaster Woman Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot Against New York Capitol Washington Examiner
LEANS RIGHT 14 Public broadcaster FBI arrests New York woman for alleged ISIS attack plot on state capitol