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2028 Olympic torch relay to travel through all 50 states

LAist and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 29, 2026 at 7:58 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened LA28 organizers say the torch relay will be one of the largest in Olympic history.
The headline split The left frames it as "2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arri...". The center frames it as "2028 Olympic torch relay to travel through all 50 states".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 2 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceDeveloping

Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA

LAist · Center-left · News report

Center2028 Olympic torch relay to travel through all 50 states

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 29, 7:58 PM

2028 Olympic torch relay to travel through all 50 states

LA28 organizers say the torch relay will be one of the largest in Olympic history.

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LAistNews report · Sep 29, 7:00 PM

2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA

Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996.

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Details33/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 2 sources
33/99 Wording GapMedium confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 29, 7:00 PM: LAist joined the source map.

Sep 29, 7:58 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 33/99 and story health is live match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.