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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Oct 16, 12:55 AM

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Family of murdered garda seeks inquiry into issued gun holster

The Journal (Ireland) and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe brother of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan has called for a public inquiry into An Garda Siochana's issuing of allegedly defective leather handgun holsters.
What changedThe left frames it as "Family of murdered garda Colm Horkan call for public inquiry". The center frames it as "Family of murdered garda seeks inquiry into issued gun holster".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

WORDING GAP

56WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Family of murdered garda Colm Horkan call for public inquiry". The center frames it as "Family of murdered garda seeks inquiry into issued gun holster".

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Oct 15, 9:40 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Oct 15, 9:40 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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RTE News (Ireland)2h ago

Family of murdered garda seeks inquiry into issued gun holster

The brother of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan has called for a public inquiry into An Garda Siochana's issuing of allegedly defective leather handgun holsters

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