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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Sep 21, 1:56 AM

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Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania

NPR and The Sun (US) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania. Deaths raise concerns over wildlife poisonings in East Africa.
What changedThe left frames it as "Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania". The right frames it as "Horror as ten lions found dead after ‘poisoning’ at popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania".
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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74WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania". The right frames it as "Horror as ten lions found dead after ‘poisoning’ at popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania".

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Sep 20, 9:39 PM: NPR joined the source map.

Sep 20, 10:14 PM: The Sun joined the source map.

Sep 20, 10:14 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

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The Sun2h ago

Horror as ten lions found dead after ‘poisoning’ at popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania

TEN lions were found dead at a wildlife reserve in Tanzania after allegedly being poisoned. The lions' bodies were tragically discovered in the Ngorongoro wildlife reserve on Friday, the Co...

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Right ·News report

Horror as ten lions found dead after ‘poisoning’ at popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania

TEN lions were found dead at a wildlife reserve in Tanzania after allegedly being poisoned. The lions' bodies were tragically discovered in the Ngorongoro wildlife reserve on Friday, the Co...

Open source
Center-left ·News report
NPR2h ago

Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania

The lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania. Deaths raise concerns over wildlife poisonings in East Africa.

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