2026-08-13 archive

ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 13, 1:20 AM

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North Shore man charged with threatening to kill National MP Dan Bidois

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

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What happenedPolice allege the threat was sent to Dan Bidois on social media.
What changedThe left frames it as "Man who allegedly threatened to kill National MP charged". The center frames it as "Man charged over allegedly making 12,000 phone calls and 'sexual threats'".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

54WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Man who allegedly threatened to kill National MP charged". The center frames it as "Man charged over allegedly making 12,000 phone calls and 'sexual threats'".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 12, 10:59 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Aug 12, 11:44 PM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.

Aug 12, 11:51 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 13, 12:42 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
NZ Herald1h ago

North Shore man charged with threatening to kill National MP Dan Bidois

Police allege the threat was sent to Dan Bidois on social media.

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Center ·News report

North Shore man charged with threatening to kill National MP Dan Bidois

The man who is accused of sending the threat via a social media message faces up to seven years in jail if convicted.

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Center-left ·News report

Man who allegedly threatened to kill National MP charged

The 29-year-old man from North Shore has been charged with threatening to kill after allegedly sending a threatening message to Bidios on social media.

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Center ·News report

Man charged over allegedly making 12,000 phone calls and 'sexual threats'

An Alice Springs man has been charged over allegedly making 12,000 phone calls targeting women and "making sexual threats". NT Police are urging any other victims of his alleged offending t...

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