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Metro UKNews report · Nov 7, 3:31 PM
Five dead after shooting in Krakow market square
'I've never witnessed such panic,' said one local.
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Different Spin
5 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
Metro UK and The Gateway Pundit describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftFive dead after shooting in Krakow market square
Metro UKMostly Factual
Right-leaningGunman shoots five dead and leaves a dozen injured after opening fire in Krakow's main market square
GB NewsMixed
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)High5 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
As of November 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Deaths and injuries have been reported after shots were fired in a market square in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Five dead after shooting in Krakow market square". The right frames it as "Gunman shoots five dead and leaves a dozen injured after opening fire in Krakow's main ma...".
Match confidence High confidence. 4 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
67/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFive dead after shooting in Krakow market square
Metro UK · Center-left · News report
Center5 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightGunman shoots five dead and leaves a dozen injured after opening fire in Krakow's main market square
GB News · Right · News report
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RightMixed
GB NewsNews report · Nov 7, 3:29 PM
Gunman shoots five dead and leaves a dozen injured after opening fire in Krakow's main market square
Five people have been killed in a shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square as a man dressed in military gear opened fire "at random" on people in the city centre. Around a dozen were left in...
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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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.
Details67/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 4 sources
67/99 Wording GapHigh confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 7, 3:29 PM: GB News joined the source map.
Nov 7, 3:31 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.
Nov 7, 4:04 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.
Nov 7, 5:20 PM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 67/99 and story health is stable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.