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Iran says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island

Middle East Eye reaches for "destroys" where The Jerusalem Post stays flat.

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What happenedIran says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island.
What changedThe left frames it as "Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says". The right frames it as "Two missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

73WORDING GAP

4 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says". The right frames it as "Two missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Nov 6, 10:58 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Nov 6, 11:40 PM: Arab News joined the source map.

Nov 7, 12:09 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

Nov 7, 12:19 AM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report
Arab News14m ago

Iran says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island

Iranian media, ​citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ‌said ‌on ​Friday ‌that ⁠Iranian ​air defenses destroyed ⁠a US MQ-1 ⁠drone ‌over Qeshm ‌Island ​in ‌the Strait ‌of Hormuz. Ther...

Open source
Center-right ·News report

Two missiles struck Iran's Qeshm Island after aircraft heard above - report

The state news agency IRNA reported that local witnesses said two projectiles had attacked the Suza area of Qeshm Island in southern Iran after the sound of an aircraft was heard over the I...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says

destroys

Iranian air defence destroys MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, report says Iran’s army has said air defence force intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island, according t...

Open source
Center ·News report

Two missiles strike Iran's Qeshm Island, Tasnim news agency says

CAIRO, Nov 7 - Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday initial reports indicated that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on poss...

Open source