Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots

Philadelphia Inquirer and St. Louis Post-Dispatch describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedIn Sen. Eric Schmitt's effort to trip up former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith on Tuesday, the Missouri Republican seemed to mistake basketball teams playing about 650 miles apart.

What changedThe left frames it as "Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots". The center frames it as "Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots".

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

Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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52WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots". The center frames it as "Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots".

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Sep 29, 9:44 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.

Sep 29, 11:20 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Sep 29, 11:20 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Sep 29, 11:20 PM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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The Independent1h ago