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Bill Harris Dies in California

3 articles from 2 outlets First seen: October 06, 2026
Outlets: 1 left · 1 right · Earliest publisher-stamped report: New York Times

The Pure Report account · 2 sources · as of Oct 07, 12:48 UTC

Bill Harris has died at the age of 81. He was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Attributed reporting

  • According to New York Post, Bill Harris died of a heart attack at a San Francisco hospital on Sept. 10.
    receipt “Harris died of a heart attack at a San Francisco hospital on Sept. 10” — verbatim from New York Post · article
  • According to New York Post, Bill Harris served in Vietnam as a Marine.
    receipt “served in Vietnam as a Marine” — verbatim from New York Post · article
  • According to New York Post, Bill Harris was born in Fort Sill, Okla.
    receipt “born in Fort Sill, Okla.” — verbatim from New York Post · article
  • According to New York Post, Bill Harris was a top lieutenant in the SLA.
    receipt “by then a top lieutenant in the SLA” — verbatim from New York Post · article

Framing spectrum · 2 outlets

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Range 4–14/100 (Wire-neutral → Public broadcaster) Average 7 Articles by lean: 2 left · 0 center · 1 right

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): New York Times (left), Oct 06, 23:52 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 1 2 New York Times
Right 1 1 New York Post
Report-by-report timeline · 3

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

New York Times LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral
Bill Harris, Kidnapper of Patty Hearst, Has Died
New York Post LEANS RIGHT 1 article 14 Public broadcaster
Bill Harris, member of the group that kidnapped Patricia Hearst, dies at 81