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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Sep 30, 12:56 AM

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North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy

CNA Singapore reaches for "blasts" where The Independent stays flat.

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What happenedNorth Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy.
What changedThe left frames it as "North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of...". The center frames it as "North Korea denies South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

66WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of...". The center frames it as "North Korea denies South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 29, 11:17 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.

Sep 30, 12:04 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Sep 30, 12:04 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)26m ago

North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured thre...

Open source
Center-left ·News report
The Independent41m ago

North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week

Open source
Center ·News report
CNA Singapore43m ago

North Korea denies South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts

blasts

South Korea said that North Korea was "highly suspected" of causing two explosions at the countries' Demilitarized Zone, adding that it was "a clear violation" of their armistice agreement.

Open source