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Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman

Alex Miller faces federal charges for allegedly sending emails with death threats.

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Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman

What this story says

  • Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, is accused of sending threatening emails.
  • The emails allegedly contained threats to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine.
  • Miller faces a federal charge of interstate transmission of a threat to injure.
  • If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.

Who covered it

Left 6%(1)Centre 38%(6)Right 56%(9)

Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 17 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

17 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

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.

An Ohio man has been arrested and charged with sending threatening emails. Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, is accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine. The FBI, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Secret Service, and Capitol Police collaborated on the investigation, leading to Miller’s arrest within 36 hours of the alleged threats being sent.

Disagreement on details of the threat

Fox 19 Now reported that the email Miller allegedly sent to Congressman Fine contained threats to burn Fine’s house down and called Fine and his family “disgusting Nazi f---s.” The criminal complaint mentioned by Spectrum News stated Miller “threatened to murder the congressman and the congressman’s family,” but did not include the specific language or threats to property.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated reports mentioned that Congressman Randy Fine is Jewish. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the FBI affidavit in support of Miller’s criminal charge, which Fox 19 Now quoted extensively. No reports mentioned the specific date the alleged threats were sent, only that the arrest occurred within 36 hours.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 25 Aug 2026, 19:15, and will add the sides that appear.

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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

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

6 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports from Fox 19 Now and Spectrum News focused on the arrest of Alex Miller and the federal charges he faces. Fox 19 Now included specific details from the FBI affidavit, such as the threats to kill President Trump and behead Congressman Randy Fine, and quoted the alleged expletive-laden insults directed at Fine and his family. Spectrum News reported that Miller was charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure and that he threatened to murder the congressman and his family, though it did not identify the congressman by name in its report. WLWT's digest also noted the charges against Miller for alleged threats against Trump and a Florida congressman.

Right

9 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports from wfmd.com, Fox News, WBFF, and Just the News highlighted the graphic nature of the alleged threats. These outlets all mentioned that Miller is accused of threatening to kill Trump and behead a Republican lawmaker. wfmd.com and Just the News specified that the congressman was Jewish and Republican, and that Miller called Fine and his family “Nazi f, -s.” WBFF’s headline included the phrase “DEATH TO DONALD TRUMP!” and noted the threats were made against Trump and a Republican lawmaker. Fox News reported Miller made death threats against Fine and Trump, calling for their murder in a graphic email.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman?
Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 6% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 56% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 16 rated outlets on this story, 6% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 56% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman biased?
Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman is one event reported by 17 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 Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman?
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 Ohio Man Accused of Threatening Trump and Congressman?
17 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 is Alex Justin Miller and what is he accused of?
Alex Justin Miller, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, is accused of sending threatening emails. He faces a federal charge of interstate transmission of a threat to injure for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine.
What are the potential penalties for Alex Miller?
If convicted of interstate transmission of a threat to injure, Alex Miller faces a maximum penalty of up to five years in federal prison. The investigation involved multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies.
What specific threats did Miller allegedly make?
According to reports, Miller allegedly sent an email threatening to kill President Donald Trump and behead Florida Congressman Randy Fine. One report also stated the email contained threats to burn Fine's house down and called Fine and his family 'disgusting Nazi f---s'.

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