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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Aug 29, 1:56 AM

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US Military Uses Laser At Border To Shoot Down Drug Cartel Drones

Headlines largely agree on the event, but IBT adds details about "air defense" and the number of drones, while Gateway Pundit specifies "Mexican Cartel Drones" and "Southern Border

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30-SECOND READ

What happened‘We will not tolerate hostile surveillance’.
What changedThe left frames it as "The Is U.S. Using Lasers As Part Of Its Air Defense. It Shot Three Drug Cartel Drones Dow...". The right frames it as "US Military Uses Laser At Border To Shoot Down Drug Cartel Drones".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

40WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "The Is U.S. Using Lasers As Part Of Its Air Defense. It Shot Three Drug Cartel Drones Dow...". The right frames it as "US Military Uses Laser At Border To Shoot Down Drug Cartel Drones".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 28, 9:20 PM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.

Aug 28, 10:16 PM: Daily Caller joined the source map.

Aug 28, 11:04 PM: International Business Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 40/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-right ·News report

US Military Uses Laser At Border To Shoot Down Drug Cartel Drones

US Military Uses LaserShoot Down Drug Cartel Drones

‘We will not tolerate hostile surveillance’

Open source
Center-left ·News report

The Is U.S. Using Lasers As Part Of Its Air Defense. It Shot Three Drug Cartel Drones Down Along Border.

Using Lasers As Part Of Its Air DefenseShot Three Drug Cartel Drones Down

Officials have said the military has used lasers three times to take out drug cartel drones near Texas' Rio Grande Valley

Open source
Right ·News report

U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border

Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel DronesSouthern Border
Open source