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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Aug 5, 1:21 AM

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Police searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast

The Independent and GB News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedPolice searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast.
What changedThe left frames it as "Urgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire". The right frames it as "Urgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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69WORDING GAP

3 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Urgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire". The right frames it as "Urgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast".

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Aug 4, 9:33 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 4, 10:15 PM: GB News joined the source map.

Aug 4, 10:19 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

Urgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire

Drone pilots and a marine unit have been deployed to help locate the boy

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Right ·News report
GB News1h ago

Urgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast

An urgent search has been launched for a boy who went missing off the Yorkshire coast. Humberside Police said it was called to Hornsea at around 6pm on Tuesday evening after reports a 13-ye...

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