The attack on a Michigan synagogue, which the FBI called Hezbollah-inspired

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What this arc covers

The March 2026 attack in which a man rammed a vehicle into a synagogue with a school near Detroit and was shot dead by security: what officials said about the attacker, a naturalized citizen from Lebanon who had lost family in an Israeli strike there and whose brother Israel said was a Hezbollah commander, and the FBI's finding that the attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism.

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Earliest story we hold Mar 12, 2026 · 10 stories · 59 independent sources (counted once each) · 18 days

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  7. The attack on a Michigan synagogue, which the FBI called Hezbollah-inspiredThis arcMar 12 – Mar 30, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Mar 30FBI Says a Man Who Crashed His Pickup Into Michigan Synagogue Was Inspired by Hezbollah14 articles · 10 independent sources
1 left, 3 center, 0 right
Mar 30– 31Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says26 articles · 22 independent sources
1 left, 7 center, 7 right
Mar 13Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says6 articles · 5 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Mar 12Reports of active shooter at Detroit-area synagogue containing school30 articles · 18 independent sources
  2. Mar 12Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF official says19 articles · 16 independent sources
  3. Mar 12Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says17 articles · 16 independent sources
  4. Mar 13 – 16Michigan synagogue attacker's brother was a slain Hezbollah commander, Israel says28 articles · 25 independent sources
  5. Mar 30 – 31Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says26 articles · 22 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Mar 9, 2026102712124
Mar 16, 20263205
Mar 30, 2026210738

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

22% left · 54% center · 24% right of 59 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 10 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. March 2026

    Mar 12Reports of active shooter at Detroit-area synagogue containing school30 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  2. Mar 12Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says17 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Mar 12Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF official says19 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 5 right
  4. Mar 12– 13Michigan synagogue attack was targeted act of violence against Jewish community17 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  5. Mar 13Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Mar 13Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Mar 13Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  8. Mar 13– 16Michigan synagogue attacker's brother was a slain Hezbollah commander, Israel says28 articles · 25 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 6 right
  9. Mar 30FBI Says a Man Who Crashed His Pickup Into Michigan Synagogue Was Inspired by Hezbollah14 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Mar 30– 31Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says26 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 7 right