{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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They argue the shooting did not endanger other attendees at the Utah Valley University event on 10 September 2025. 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They argue that Robinson hit only the intended target during the shooting at a Utah Valley University event on 10 September 2025. The defence says prosecutors have not proven that other attendees were endangered, which is required under state law for a capital crime."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Prosecutors allege Robinson told his roommate he killed Kirk because he “had enough of his hatred.” The defence disputes this as sufficient evidence of motive, noting searches of Robinson’s apartment, computers and telephone found nothing else to support the claim. Prosecutors presented DNA evidence linking Robinson to the suspected murder weapon and say he confessed. Robinson has not entered a plea."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Closing arguments in the preliminary hearing are scheduled for 1 September. Judge Tony Graf will then decide whether the case proceeds to trial. Robinson turned himself in a day after the shooting. His lawyers previously tried to remove the death penalty after prosecutors were found in contempt of court for discussing the case with the media, but Graf rejected the request."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the prosecution’s allegation that Robinson confessed to his roommate. 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