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Different Spin

5 dead, more injured in Poland shooting

CBS News and Trending Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftMass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injuredCBS NewsHigh
Right-leaningShooting at Poland Market Kills at Least 5Epoch Times WorldMixed
Center baseline · The Birmingham News (AL.com)High5 dead, more injured in Poland shooting

As of November 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city.
The headline split The left frames it as "Mass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured". The right frames it as "Shooting at Poland Market Kills at Least 5".
Match confidence High confidence. 9 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

9 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceModerate

73/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured

CBS News · Center-left · News report

Center5 dead, more injured in Poland shooting

The Birmingham News (AL.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightSeveral Dead Following Mass Shooting In Poland

Trending Politics · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Trending PoliticsNews report · Nov 7, 6:29 PM

Several Dead Following Mass Shooting In Poland

A shooting in the center of Kraków on Saturday afternoon left six people dead and at least 15 injured, according to Polish authorities. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. local time in the...

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Center-leftHigh
CBS NewsNews report · Nov 7, 5:57 PM

Mass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured

Krakow police said a man who had driven onto the square began firing at random people from his car.

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CenterHigh
KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 7, 4:04 PM

5 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland

Deaths and injuries have been reported after shots were fired in a market square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday.

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CenterHigh
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Nov 7, 3:40 PM

5 dead, more injured in Poland shooting

The shooter opened fire in a market square in the Polish city.

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RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Nov 7, 3:51 PM

Shooting at Poland Market Kills at Least 5

The shooting happened at Main Market Square, an urban area full of cafés, hotels, and museums.

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RightVery Low
The Gateway PunditNews report · Nov 7, 5:20 PM

Five Dead, Several Injured in Shooting in Suspected Terror Attack at Open Market in Krakow, Poland

At least five people are dead and several injured in a shooting at an open market in Krakow, Poland on Saturday.

Open source
Details73/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 9 sources
73/99 Wording GapHigh confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 23 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 7, 3:40 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:40 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:40 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:40 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is stable · 23 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.