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TownhallNews report · Nov 7, 7:06 PM
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6 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
CBS News and Trending Politics describe the same event in different terms.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftMass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured
CBS NewsHigh
Right-leaningCenter-rightShooting in Poland Leaves at Least 6 Dead, Over 10 Wounded
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)High6 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
As of November 7, 2026 at 8:28 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 "Mass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured". The right frames it as "Shooting in Poland Leaves at Least 6 Dead, Over 10 Wounded".
Match confidence High confidence. 5 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the 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
Center6 dead, over a dozen injured after shots fired in market square in Poland
KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightShooting in Poland Leaves at Least 6 Dead, Over 10 Wounded
Townhall · Center-right · News report
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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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CBS NewsNews report · Nov 7, 8:28 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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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 7, 5:54 PM
6 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.
Center-leftMostly Factual
New York Times WorldNews report · Nov 7, 7:21 PM
At Least 6 Dead in Poland After Gunman Opens Fire in Krakow, Police Say
The authorities said that the gunman, who began shooting from a car near a market square, was shot and taken to a hospital.
Details73/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 5 sources
73/99 Wording GapHigh confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 7, 5:54 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.
Nov 7, 6:29 PM: Trending Politics joined the source map.
Nov 7, 7:06 PM: Townhall joined the source map.
Nov 7, 7:21 PM: New York Times World joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.