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Miranda Devine: The left is weaponizing women’s misplaced empathy — and it threatens all of us

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 1188 words · By Miranda Devine
Public Safety vs. Ideology Gender-based Political Critique Crime and Punishment
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A young liberal woman refused to cooperate with prosecutors after violent recidivist Rhamell Burke attacked her on the subway five weeks before he allegedly pushed a retired NYC teacher to his death on Thursday.

Claims checked 14
Techniques found 6
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center50%
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What happened

A young liberal woman refused to cooperate with prosecutors after violent recidivist Rhamell Burke attacked her on the subway five weeks before he allegedly pushed a retired NYC teacher to his death on Thursday.

Why it matters

“Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail,” she told The Post.

Common ground

Maybe if she had indulged in less self-congratulatory empathy for the maniac who allegedly tried to kill her and felt more compassion for her fellow New Yorkers left to the mercy of an out-of-control predator roaming the streets, Ross Falzone would still be…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 6 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 90% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Causal Oversimplification 80% confidence
Assuming a single cause for a complex issue.
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Hasty Generalization 90% confidence
Drawing broad conclusions from a small or unrepresentative sample.
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Ad Hominem 90% confidence
Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a year after health care CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in the back in midtown Manhattan, allegedly by another cold-blooded political assassin, Luigi Mangione”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The judge who released Burke despite a recent string of four arrests for bizarre and violent behavior is also a woman. Judge Marva Brown, a former Legal Aid Society public defender”
MISLEADING
The evidence confirms Judge Marva Brown is a former public defender who released a defendant with multiple priors, but the evidence specifically identifies the defendant as 'Amira Hunter' (an alleged cello attacker), not Rhamell Burke.
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Marva Brown, who opted Thursday to release the 23-year-old alleged attacker — who has at least eight prior arrests — was only recently elected to her judicial role after nearly two decades as a …
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-city-ny/3352940574655-jud…
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web search NEUTRAL — The woman was later arrested. Hunter is well-known to police with eight prior arrests. This is not the first time that cellist Iain Forrest had been attacked in a New York public transit station.
https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t1403429/
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web search NEUTRAL — She was just released by Judge Marva Brown despite the DA asking for bail. Hunter has a history of violence and theft, with seven prior arrests, and for skipping court. The judge also refused to grant…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/get-while-you-can-n…
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Claim 3: “84% of women aged 18-29 voted in cop-hater Zohran Mamdani as mayor”
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The search results provided for '84' are mathematical and unrelated to Zohran Mamdani or voting statistics.
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web search NEUTRAL — 84 is a semiperfect number, [1] being thrice a perfect number, and the sum of the sixth pair of twin primes . [2] It is the number of four-digit perfect powers in decimal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/84_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — 84 Lumber is your source for building supplies, building materials and all your construction needs. Find a store or request a quote online today!
https://84lumber.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia and Ukraine swapped 84 prisoners each on Thursday, a day before President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump meet in Alaska for a high-level summit.
https://number.academy/84
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Claim 4: “Spencer Pratt, the long-shot MAGA candidate running to be mayor of LA”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for Spencer Pratt running for mayor of LA as a MAGA candidate.
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Claim 5: “A few hours before he allegedly murdered Falzone, cops took Burke to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after arresting him yet again for crazy, menacing behavior. The hospital reportedly let him out on the street after about an hour”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Burke was taken to Bellevue for a psychiatric evaluation and was released after approximately one hour shortly before the attack on Falzone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Burke remained at the hospital for approximately one hour before being discharged. Hours later, he allegedly pushed Falzone down the flight of stairs, according to officials. Burke is facing one charg…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/suspect-who-shoved-man-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Falzone was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries hours later. Burke was arrested on Friday afternoon after cops spotted him at Penn Station. Roughly six hours before the deadl…
https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/05/08/elderly-man-hurled-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paramedics took Falzone to Bellevue Hospital, where he died from his injuries overnight. Burke was arraigned in court Saturday on the murder charge, and a judge ordered that he be held without bail. S…
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-city-subway-shove-murde…
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Claim 6: “Jonathan Alpert, author of “Therapy Nation,” a timely book about modern culture’s psychological unraveling to be published next week”
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The provided search results for 'Jonathan' are generic name meanings and biblical references; there is no evidence regarding an author named Jonathan Alpert or a book titled 'Therapy Nation'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard: Yehōnatan / Yōnatan, Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān / Yōnāṯān[1]) is a common name given to males which means " YHWH has given" in Hebrew. [2][3] The earliest kno…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2025 · Jonathan is often used as a boy name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Jonathan.
https://www.parents.com/jonathan-name-meaning-origin-popular…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 · Jonathan, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) books 1 and 2 Samuel, the eldest son of King Saul. Jonathan’s intrepidity and fidelity to his friend, the future king David, make him one of…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan
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Claim 7: “the weaponization of compassion has also led to disproportionately female support for political assassination, according to a January survey from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers. Support for political murder is about 15% higher among females than among males”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for the Network Contagion Research Institute survey regarding political assassination and gender.
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Claim 8: “the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, allegedly by a young man driven by transgender ideology”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “Almost 90% of No Kings participants were white, almost 60% were women, the median age 44, and almost one quarter agreed with the statement that “Americans may have to resort to violence in order to save our country,” according to researchers at American University who surveyed the group in Washington, DC, last year”
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One web search result mentions American University researchers reporting that the average participant at the DC 'No Kings' rally was an educated White woman in her 40s, but the specific percentages (90% white, 60% women, 25% violence) are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets to reach the 'corroborated' threshold.
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web search NEUTRAL — The No Kings protests are a series of three protests mainly held in the United States opposing the actions and policies of the second Trump administration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Kings_protests
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web search NEUTRAL — A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values …
https://www.nokings.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — According to American University researchers who follow protest movements, and whose findings were first reported by Axios, the average participant at the DC "No Kings" rally was an educated White wom…
https://news.meaww.com/experts-find-no-kings-rallies-were-la…
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Claim 10: “Ross Falzone, 76, was unlucky enough to be entering the Chelsea subway station Thursday afternoon when Burke allegedly randomly shoved him down a flight of stairs, leaving the beloved ex-teacher to die hours later at Bellevue Hospital from a catastrophic brain injury”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Rhamell Burke allegedly shoved 76-year-old retired teacher Ross Falzone down the stairs at the 18th Street station in Chelsea, and that Falzone later died at Bellevue Hospital from head injuries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say the suspect, 32-year-old Rhamell Burke, came up behind the victim, 76-year-old Ross Falzone, and pushed him down the 18th Street station stairs just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. First respo…
https://abc7ny.com/post/chelsea-deadly-subway-push-76-year-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Responding officers found Ross Falzone, a Manhattan resident, on the subway stairs with head injuries and a fractured spine. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, but later died. R…
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/chelsea-homicide-man-pu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities allege Burke shoved 76-year-old retired teacher Ross Falzone down the subway stairs at the 18th Street station in Chelsea in Manhattan. TRENDING.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15803279/Rhamell-Burk…
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Claim 11: “two separate assassination attempts against Donald Trump”
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Claim 12: “violent recidivist Rhamell Burke attacked her on the subway five weeks before he allegedly pushed a retired NYC teacher to his death on Thursday”
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While web results confirm Rhamell Burke was released from a psychiatric hold hours before the attack on Ross Falzone, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific attack on a woman five weeks prior.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Rhamell Burke, charged with murder in subway shove of Ross Falzone in Chelsea, was released from psychiatric hold hours before the attack, police say.
https://abc7ny.com/post/suspect-fatally-shoved-man-down-subw…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Rhamell Burke, a crazed repeat offender, flashed a devilish grin in court after allegedly killing an elderly man by shoving him down Manhattan subway steps.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/09/us-news/subway-shove-suspect-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Rhamell Burke, 32, allegedly shoved 76-year-old retired teacher Ross Falzone down Manhattan subway stairs hours after being released from a psychiatric ward.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-suspect-freed-psych-hold-hour…
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Claim 13: “Justification for the murder of Donald Trump jumped to 67% from 56% last April among Left-of-Center respondents surveyed by Rutgers, while 54% of Right-of-Center respondents expressed justification for murdering Mamdani”
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Claim 14: ““The Young Turks” podcast co-host Ana Kasparian. She said she quit the Democratic Party after being berated by fellow liberals as a heartless racist for saying she was afraid to leave her house after being sexually assaulted by a homeless man while walking her dog in Los Angeles”
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The search results for 'Ana' returned information about Ana Navarro and airlines, but no information regarding Ana Kasparian's political party status or the alleged assault incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas (née Navarro Flores; [1] born December 28, 1971) [2] is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator. She appears on various television programs and news out…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Navarro
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web search NEUTRAL — ANA, All Nippon Airways United States region provides travelers to Japan and Asia with online reservations, airline purchase, flight tickets, ANA Mileage Club (AMC) mileage balance check, current prom…
https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the American Nurses Association. Learn about our mission to shape the future of nursing and health care, and find out how you can be a part of it!
https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/
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