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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Aug 17, 2:18 AM

Different Spin

Body found in car fire on rural road in Aria, Waitomo district

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

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What happenedThe body was found early yesterday morning.
What changedThe left frames it as "‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burnin...". The center frames it as "Body found along shoreline of Bde Maka Ska".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

87WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burnin...". The center frames it as "Body found along shoreline of Bde Maka Ska".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 16, 9:33 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.

Aug 16, 11:03 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.

Aug 16, 11:05 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Aug 16, 11:27 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 87/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Right ·News report
The Sun UK1h ago

M56 shut near Manchester Airport after major crash as car on fire and emergency crews swarm scene

THE M56 has been shut near a major airport following a multi-vehicle crash causing one car to catch fire. Emergency services have rushed to the M56 in Cheshire near Manchester Airport and c...

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Center-left ·News report
Stuff (New Zealand)2h ago

‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burning car

Police are treating the death as unexplained after a person was found inside a burning vehicle on Mokauiti Rd.

Open source
Center ·News report
Radio New Zealand3h ago

Post-mortem examination after body found in burning car in Waitomo

The death is being treated by police as 'unexplained'.

Open source