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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Aug 18, 1:20 AM

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Lindsay Clancy 'had thoughts of harming the children,' her mother testifies

Headlines vary from reporting trial testimony to focusing on a controversial fundraiser, with one source expressing strong outrage.

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What happenedLindsay Clancy's defense began presenting its case on Monday with witnesses including her mother, who said Clancy "had thoughts of harming the children.".
What changedThe left frames it as "Key moments from the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense starts to make its case". The right frames it as "Fundraiser for Lindsay Clancy raises over $850,000 in under one week".
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

95WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Key moments from the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense starts to make its case". The right frames it as "Fundraiser for Lindsay Clancy raises over $850,000 in under one week".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 17, 9:49 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Aug 17, 10:22 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Aug 17, 10:29 PM: Washington Examiner - News joined the source map.

Aug 17, 11:42 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 95/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-right ·News report

Fundraiser for Lindsay Clancy raises over $850,000 in under one week

Fundraiserraises over $850,000

A Go Fund Me fundraiser for the parents of Lindsay Clancy, a former mother charged with murdering her three children, raised over $850,000 in under one week to support their daughter. The f...

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Center-left ·News report
CBS News15m ago

Key moments from the Lindsay Clancy trial as the defense starts to make its case

Key momentsdefense starts to make its case

Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murdering her children, but her attorneys don't deny that she caused the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.

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Right ·News report

UPDATE: Strangle Your Three Kids (Allegedly), Get $850,000 For Your Family — THIS IS SICK!

Strangle Your Three Kids (Allegedly)Get $850,000THIS IS SICK!

Yesterday, I brought you this absolutely sickening report about a mother who ALLEGEDLY strangled her three young children, ALLEGEDLY confessed […]

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Center ·News report

Lindsay Clancy 'had thoughts of harming the children,' her mother testifies

Lindsay Clancy's defense began presenting its case on Monday with witnesses including her mother, who said Clancy "had thoughts of harming the children."

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Lindsay Clancy had ‘thoughts of harming the children’, her mother testifies at trial

Paula Musgrove stated her daughter had said medications were ‘destroying’ her mind and she was becoming ‘paranoid’ The defense in the Lindsay Clancy filicide case called the defendant’s mot...

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