Dolly Parton's posthumous performance at VMAs

The Age (Australia) and New York Post describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedBefore Kacey Musgraves launched into her version of I Will Always Love You, a speech and performance given by Parton was played.

What changedThe left frames it as "Dolly Parton's posthumous performance at VMAs". The right frames it as "Kacey Musgraves pays tribute to Dolly Parton with emotional performance at VMAs 2026".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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66WORDING GAP

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Dolly Parton's posthumous performance at VMAs". The right frames it as "Kacey Musgraves pays tribute to Dolly Parton with emotional performance at VMAs 2026".

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Sep 28, 12:39 AM: New York Post joined the source map.

Sep 28, 1:18 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Sep 28, 1:18 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

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The Sydney Morning Herald2m ago

Dolly Parton's posthumous performance at VMAs

Before Kacey Musgraves launched into her version of I Will Always Love You, a speech and performance given by Parton was played.

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The Age (Australia)2m ago

Dolly Parton's posthumous performance at VMAs

Before Kacey Musgraves launched into her version of I Will Always Love You, a speech and performance given by Parton was played.

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Center-right ·News report

New York Post21m ago

Kacey Musgraves pays tribute to Dolly Parton with emotional performance at VMAs 2026

The singer performed "I Will Always Love You" in honor of the late country music icon during Sunday's awards show in Los Angeles.

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