2026-08-11 archive

ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Aug 11, 1:18 AM

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West Memphis man pleads guilty in fentanyl death, faces 20 years in federal prison

Stuff (New Zealand) and Epoch Times World describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA Crittenden County man faces a minimum of 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to being the source of fentanyl that killed another West Memphis man in 2023.
What changedThe left frames it as "Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death". The right frames it as "Former Canadian Flight Attendant Who Posed as Pilot Pleads Guilty to Fraud in US".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

75WORDING GAP

6 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death". The right frames it as "Former Canadian Flight Attendant Who Posed as Pilot Pleads Guilty to Fraud in US".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 10, 9:32 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 9:59 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

Aug 10, 11:00 PM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.

Aug 10, 11:02 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death

A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity has pleaded guilty to hazing a pledge who died.

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Center-left ·News report

Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death

FILE - This booking photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office shows Carter Eslick, a leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity who was arrested, Jan. 31, 2026, in the...

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Center-right ·News report

Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death

A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity pleaded guilty Monday to hazing and causing a pledge's death by making him drink excessively at an off-campus rush event.

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Center ·News report

West Memphis man pleads guilty in fentanyl death, faces 20 years in federal prison

A Crittenden County man faces a minimum of 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to being the source of fentanyl that killed another West Memphis man in 2023.

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Right ·News report

Former Canadian Flight Attendant Who Posed as Pilot Pleads Guilty to Fraud in US

A former flight attendant from Toronto, who posed as a commercial pilot to get hundreds of free flights on three separate airlines, has pleaded guilty to fraud. According to the U.S. Attorn...

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Center-left ·News report

Former Sacred Hill executive pleads not guilty to SFO fraud charges

A former Sacred Hill Vineyards executive accused of overstating the value of the company’s wine inventory to secure funding has pleaded not guilty.

Open source