Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot
Authorities recovered firearms and a white supremacist document from the suspect's residence.
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Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot
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What this story says
- Alexandros Paporakis, 19, was arrested for allegedly planning to shoot up a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois.
- Police found firearms, body armour, and a document expressing white supremacist ideology at Paporakis's residence.
- The alleged plot was foiled when a colleague alerted authorities after Paporakis shared his plans.
- US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Indian American advocacy groups have called for action against anti-Indian hatred and white supremacist extremism.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 11 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
45/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
A 19-year-old man, Alexandros Paporakis, was arrested in a Chicago suburb for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple. Authorities recovered firearms, ammunition, body armour, and a document expressing white supremacist ideology from his residence. The alleged plot was foiled after a colleague alerted the police.
According to investigators, Paporakis shared a document outlining his alleged plan and images of a rifle and tactical equipment. He was arrested as he left his home. During a search, police found a rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and a tactical vest with a patch associated with white supremacist extremism. The document, titled "Why I Fought: A.K.A.: (Aurora Shooter’s Manifesto)", reportedly contained statements expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, including hostility towards people of Indian descent.
US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi stated he was horrified by the alleged attempt and warned about the consequences of anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy. The Indian American Advocacy Council urged the FBI and the US Department of Justice to scrutinise online influencers promoting anti-Indian extremism. The Hindu American Foundation also called for community vigilance and reported potential threats. The Consulate General of India in Chicago appreciated the timely action by US law enforcement.
Disagreement on rifle jamming
Scroll India reported that Paporakis allegedly attempted to fire at the temple but his rifle jammed, and he later searched online for instructions on how to unjam it. Devdiscourse did not include details about the rifle jamming or subsequent online searches.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports below mention the specific date the alleged plot was planned to occur, beyond the arrest date. No right-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 15 Oct 2026, 12:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led on the arrest of Alexandros Paporakis for allegedly plotting an attack on a Hindu temple and highlighted his white supremacist views. Scroll India reported that the suspect's rifle jammed when he allegedly attempted to fire at the temple and that he later searched online for instructions on how to unjam it. Both left-rated reports noted that a colleague alerted the police after Paporakis shared his alleged plan. The American Bazaar mentioned that coworkers alerted police to the plot.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on the arrest of a man in a Chicago suburb for an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu place of worship, noting the recovery of a document expressing white supremacist views. Reuters reported that police said the suspect had a white supremacy manifesto. Hindustan Times highlighted a video showing the arrest of the teen. ABC 7 Chicago reported that Palatine police were to give an update on the thwarted plot. Devdiscourse reported that US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Indian American advocacy groups called for action against anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 33% are rated left, 67% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot biased?
- Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot is one event reported by 11 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 Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Man arrested for alleged Hindu temple shooting plot?
- 11 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.
- Who was arrested in connection with the alleged plot?
- Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-year-old man, was arrested. He is accused of plotting a mass shooting targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois.
- What did authorities find at the suspect's residence?
- Investigators recovered firearms, ammunition, body armour, and a document expressing white supremacist ideology. The document was reportedly titled "Why I Fought: A.K.A.: (Aurora Shooter’s Manifesto)".
- How was the alleged plot foiled?
- The plot was foiled after a colleague of Paporakis alerted the police. Paporakis had allegedly shared his plans and concerning documents with this colleague.
- What has been the reaction from officials and advocacy groups?
- US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi expressed horror and called for action against anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy. Indian American advocacy groups urged increased scrutiny of online hate influencers.
Read it at the source
11 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- Aurora Hindu temple shooting plot: Who is Alexandros Paporakis? How a jammed rifle foiled the attack (opens Indian Express in a new tab)
Indian Express — is Indian Express biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US: Teen arrested for allegedly planning attack on Hindu temple, held ‘white supremacist’ views (opens Scroll India in a new tab)
Scroll India — is Scroll India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 19-year-old arrested over alleged mass shooting plot targeting Chicago-area Hindu temple (opens The American Bazaar in a new tab)
The American Bazaar — is The American Bazaar biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
6- Palatine police, FBI providing update after teen arrested for alleged mass shooting plot at Hindu temple (opens CBS News in a new tab)
- US lawmaker, advocacy groups call to end "poison of anti-Indian hatred, white supremacy" after Temple shooting plot arrest (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Police say Chicago suburb suspect in alleged mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- Surrounded by 4 cops, cuffed on the ground: Video shows arrest of US teen accused of plotting Hindu temple shooting (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Palatine police to give update on thwarted alleged mass shooting plot in Aurora (opens ABC 7 Chicago in a new tab)
ABC 7 Chicago — is ABC 7 Chicago biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Police, FBI to hold update on teen's alleged mass shooting plot at suburban Hindu temple (opens NBC Chicago in a new tab)
NBC Chicago — is NBC Chicago biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
2- The U.S. Police Are Thwarting an Alleged Plot of Mass Attack on a Hindu Temple. (opens hathalyoum.net in a new tab)
hathalyoum.net — is hathalyoum.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ministry of External Affairs Expresses Concern over Attacks on Hindu Temples in America (opens chitralekha in a new tab)
chitralekha — is chitralekha biased? Our profile of this outlet
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