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RNLI's gruelling search as 'man in t-shirt' vanishes into sea amid Storm Austen

The Mirror UK and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedRNLI's gruelling search as 'man in t-shirt' vanishes into sea amid Storm Austen.
What changedThe left frames it as "RNLI's gruelling search as 'man in t-shirt' vanishes into sea amid Storm Austen". The right frames it as "Man last seen leaving hotel in shorts and T-shirt amid Storm Austen vanishes into the sea".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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74WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "RNLI's gruelling search as 'man in t-shirt' vanishes into sea amid Storm Austen". The right frames it as "Man last seen leaving hotel in shorts and T-shirt amid Storm Austen vanishes into the sea".

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Oct 25, 9:21 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Oct 25, 9:50 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Oct 25, 10:11 PM: Wales Online joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Right ·News report

Man last seen leaving hotel in shorts and T-shirt amid Storm Austen vanishes into the sea

A major search and rescue operation was launched.

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Center-left ·News report

RNLI's gruelling search as 'man in t-shirt' vanishes into sea amid Storm Austen

RNLI Torbay and Exmouth lifeboats joined coastguard and police in a nine-hour search near Goodrington after a man reportedly entered the sea and disappeared during Storm Austen, with winds...

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Center-left ·News report

Man 'vanishes' into sea during Storm Austen as nine-hour search ends with no trace

CCTV footage showed a man leaving a hotel in shorts and a T-shirt before appearing to enter the sea in Torbay sparking a major search and rescue operation

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