Alan Hall miscarriage of justice trial: Auckland judge acquits ex-cops of wrongdoing in murder case

Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedAlan Hall was exonerated by the Supreme Court in 2022, receiving NZ's largest-ever payout.

What changedThe left frames it as "Cops found not guilty in Alan Hall wrongful conviction case". The center frames it as "Ex-cops not guilty of obstructing justice relating to Alan Hall case".

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

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

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66WORDING GAP

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Cops found not guilty in Alan Hall wrongful conviction case". The center frames it as "Ex-cops not guilty of obstructing justice relating to Alan Hall case".

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Aug 11, 11:23 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 11, 11:24 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 11, 11:28 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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The New Zealand Herald1h ago

Alan Hall miscarriage of justice trial: Auckland judge acquits ex-cops of wrongdoing in murder case

Alan Hall was exonerated by the Supreme Court in 2022, receiving NZ's largest-ever payout.

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Center ·News report

Radio New Zealand1h ago

Ex-cops not guilty of obstructing justice relating to Alan Hall case

The pair were accused of obstructing justice in an investigation which led to Hall's wrongful conviction in the 1980s.

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Stuff (New Zealand)1h ago

Cops found not guilty in Alan Hall wrongful conviction case

Alan Hall was wrongfully convicted nearly 40 years ago of murdering Arthur Easton. Today two police officers were found not guilty of perverting the course of justice.

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