Police seize Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s firearms and revoke gun licence after incendiary online comments

A livestream showed police removed several large guns from Destiny Church leader's home.

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What happenedA livestream showed police removed several large guns from Destiny Church leader's home.

What changedThe left frames it as "Video shows police seizing guns from Brian Tamaki’s home". The center frames it as "Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki says his guns have been seized by police".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

57WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Video shows police seizing guns from Brian Tamaki’s home". The center frames it as "Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki says his guns have been seized by police".

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Jun 29, 9:27 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Jun 29, 10:32 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Jun 29, 11:05 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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NZ Herald2h ago