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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 28, 1:21 AM

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Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI

ABC News - International and 100 Percent Fed Up describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedMitch Marsh and Travis Head pile on the runs in their opening partnership, but the middle order fails again in South Africa.
What changedThe left frames it as "Two separate mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 people dead". The right frames it as "27 Dead in Twin South Africa Shootings as President Orders Crime Crackdown".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

86WORDING GAP

4 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Two separate mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 people dead". The right frames it as "27 Dead in Twin South Africa Shootings as President Orders Crime Crackdown".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 27, 8:50 PM: NBC News - World joined the source map.

Sep 27, 9:18 PM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Sep 27, 10:17 PM: ABC News Australia joined the source map.

Sep 27, 11:30 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 86/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report

Two separate mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 people dead

Eight gunmen with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at patrons at a bar in the first of two separate mass shootings in South African townships in the space of a few hours that left at le...

Open source
Right ·News report

27 Dead in Twin South Africa Shootings as President Orders Crime Crackdown

At least 27 people were killed in separate shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town. South African police are hunting the gunmen as President Cyril Ramaphosa orders a stronger response.

Open source
Center ·News report

Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI

Mitch Marsh and Travis Head pile on the runs in their opening partnership, but the middle order fails again in South Africa.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

What's behind South Africa's mass shootings and how they're often different to lone gunman attacks

A total of at least 38 people were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in three separate mass shootings in South Africa this week

Open source