Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date

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How did the left and right cover Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 92% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 92% of the 12 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date biased?

Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Judge tosses 9/11 suspect's confession, sets trial date?

13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession dismissed?

Air Force Judge Lt. Col. Michael Schrama dismissed the confession because he ruled it was not given voluntarily. This decision could impact the prosecution of the alleged 9/11 mastermind.

When is the new trial date for the 9/11 case?

Lt. Col. Michael Schrama has set the trial date for June 2028. This is a rescheduling from the January 2027 date that prosecutors had requested.

What has the judge written about extremism in the military?

In a 2023 essay, Lt. Col. Michael Schrama wrote that military extremism is fueled by 'conservative tendencies' reinforced by right-wing groups. He also cited a study indicating military personnel were involved in a significant percentage of domestic terrorism plots.