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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 6 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 26, 1:20 AM

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14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash

ABC News - International and Al.com (Alabama News) describe the same event in different terms.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 9/26/2026, 1:20:17 AM.

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What happenedAn investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
What changedThe left frames it as "Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials". The right frames it as "14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

38WORDING GAP

8 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Mostly Same. The left frames it as "Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials". The right frames it as "14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 25, 11:04 PM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Sep 25, 11:45 PM: The Times of India joined the source map.

Sep 26, 12:31 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Sep 26, 12:31 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 38/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)39m ago

14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash

An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.

Open source
Center ·News report
Oregonian44m ago

14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash

An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.

Open source
Center-right ·News report
Al.com (Alabama News)44m ago

14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash

An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.

Open source
Center ·News report
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)22m ago

14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash

An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.

Open source
Center-left ·News report
ABC News - International1h ago

Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials

At least 14 people have died in a plane crash in Congo, including two senior military officials, according to the Congolese military

Open source