Terrorism

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 12.7 anxiety · 12.1 anger · 19.7 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• United States (403)
• India (289)
• Pakistan (286)
• Nigeria (259)
• Israel (242)
• United Kingdom (193)
• Russia (112)
• Iran (92)

Countries where Terrorism coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage -31.2%, reader interest -5.4%.

Top recent articles

1. Oregon teen faces serious charges, including domestic terrorism and attempted murder, after mixing hazardous chemical substances in school cafeteria; here's what we know — indiatimes.com
2. Caucasian Knot | The Rostov court convicted a man for joining a terrorist organization. — eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu
3. Piloti sulmoi kolegun me sëpatë, autoritetet e Emirateve të Bashkuara dyshojnë për sulm terrorist — pressonline.al
4. KP govt not ready to play role in curbing terrorism: Sanaullah — dunyanews.tv
5. India ridicules Pakistan's 'Form 47 Rulers' weaponising terrorism as distraction from their repression — theshillongtimes.com
6. Flydubai co-pilot used axe in terrorist bid – Nehanda Radio — nehandaradio.com
7. Portland teen is charged with domestic terrorism and attempted murder after mixing mysterious substance in school cafeteria — dailymail.com
8. Flydubai Terror Attack: Crew were asking us to untie the terrorist — organiser.org
9. World News: Man accused of ex-minister murder charged with preparing terrorist acts against Reform UK's Nigel Farage — gdnonline.com
10. Terrorist images found on Flydubai suspect's social media | National and World News — channel3000.com
11. UAE investigators say flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act' — jordantimes.com
12. VHP praises Smit Machchhar for averting '9/11-style Jihadi conspiracy', calls for global strategy against terrorism — arabherald.com
13. Flydubai co-pilot allegedly wielded axe in attempted terrorist attack — theage.com.au
14. Flydubai co-pilot allegedly wielded axe in attempted terrorist attack — brisbanetimes.com.au
15. Terrorist 'israeli' invaders attack Palestinian homes and olive groves in occupied West Bank — islamicinvitationturkey.com
16. Flydubai co-pilot's axe attack on captain was a planned 'terrorist act', UAE says — news24.com
17. VHP praises Smit Machchhar for averting '9/11-style Jihadi conspiracy', calls for global strategy against terrorism — indiagazette.com
18. Co-Pilot Used Crash Axe in Attempted Terrorist Attack on Israel-Bound Flight, UAE Says — theepochtimes.com
19. Flydubai pilot attacked captain with axe in attempted terrorist attack – NBC 7 San Diego — nbcsandiego.com
20. India ridicules Pakistan's 'Form 47 Rulers' weaponising terrorism as distraction from their repression — prokerala.com
21. KP government focuses on politics while province suffers from terrorism, says Bilawal — arynews.tv
22. Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says — kathmandupost.com
23. Man Previously Convicted in Terrorist Plot Indicted for Allegedly Possessing Ricin — theepochtimes.com
24. Flydubai co-pilot who attacked captain 'with axe' in 'terrorist act' studied at UK university — lbc.co.uk
25. Flydubai co-pilot used crash ax to hack at pilot in attempted 'terrorist attack': UAE official — nypost.com
26. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — joplinglobe.com
27. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — gazettextra.com
28. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — sitkasentinel.com
29. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — fox21online.com
30. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — santamariatimes.com
31. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — corsicanadailysun.com
32. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — mankatofreepress.com
33. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — the-messenger.com
34. UAE says co-pilot attacked captain on FlyDubai flight with cockpit's crash axe in 'terrorist attack' — record-eagle.com
35. Flash: UAE prosecutor general says Flydubai co-pilot attempts to carry out terrorist attack during flight -- media — bignewsnetwork.com
36. BREAKING: FlyDubai terrorist pilot was previously identified as a jihadi security risk — therightscoop.com
37. UAE terms flydubai attack a terrorist act — dailypioneer.com
38. FBI accuses Eastern Washington man of providing help to foreign terrorist organization — columbian.com
39. Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terrorism offence against Nigel Farage — liverpoolecho.co.uk
40. Counter-terrorism Financing Sanctions Re-listings — miragenews.com

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Related fact-checks

• Real video shows Newsguard reported that the Democratic Party orchestrated an attempted terrorist attack on FlyDubai Flight FZ1073.
  No ReportLead Stories · 2026-10-02
• During the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke about 'encountering' their "own" terrorists.
  FalseThe Quint · 2026-09-23
• Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said she would finish radical Muslim terrorists and turn Bangladesh into a single province with PM Modi's help.
  FalseThe Quint · 2026-08-07
• Atty. Amando Virgil Ligutan is a member of the National Union of People's Lawyers and is linked to a "terrorist group."
  FalseVERA Files · 2026-07-15
• Ukraine's Intelligence Services Are Planning a False-Flag Terror Attack — Institute for the Study of War
  The video is fabricated. Neither the Institute for the Study of War nor any other credible source has reported anything about the preparation of such a provocation.StopFake · 2026-07-08

Via the Google Fact Check Tools API; ratings are the fact-checkers' own.

Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Terrorism receiving right now?

As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.085% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 24 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Terrorism increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is down 31.2% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Terrorism?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -5.43, which reads as strongly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.