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6 killed, 15 injured in shooting in Polish city of Krakow, police say

ABC News and Epoch Times World 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-left6 dead, 15 injured in market square shooting in Poland: PoliceABC NewsHigh
Right-leaningAt Least Six Killed, 15 Injured in Shooting in Krakow, PolandEpoch Times WorldMixed
Center baseline · ABC7 New YorkMostly Factual6 killed, 15 injured in shooting in Polish city of Krakow, police say

As of November 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened At least six people were killed and 15 others were injured after shots were fired in a market square in Krakow, Poland, according to police.
The headline split The left frames it as "6 dead, 15 injured in market square shooting in Poland: Police". The right frames it as "At Least Six Killed, 15 Injured in Shooting in Krakow, Poland".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
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-left6 dead, 15 injured in market square shooting in Poland: Police

ABC News · Center-left · News report

Center6 killed, 15 injured in shooting in Polish city of Krakow, police say

ABC7 New York · Center · News report

Right / center-rightAt Least Six Killed, 15 Injured in Shooting in Krakow, Poland

Epoch Times World · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterMostly Factual
ABC7 New YorkNews report · Nov 7, 7:48 PM

6 killed, 15 injured in shooting in Polish city of Krakow, police say

At least six people were killed and 15 others were injured after shots were fired in a market square in Krakow, Poland, according to police.

Open source
Center-leftHigh
ABC NewsNews report · Nov 7, 9:08 PM

6 dead, 15 injured in market square shooting in Poland: Police

Six people were killed and several others injured after shots were fired in Krakow's Main Market Square on Saturday, according to regional police.

Open source
CenterHigh
CBS News WorldNews report · Nov 7, 9:24 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.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
New York Times WorldNews report · Nov 7, 11:36 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.

Open source
RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Nov 7, 7:15 PM

At Least Six Killed, 15 Injured in Shooting in Krakow, Poland

At least six people were killed, and 15 others were injured in a shooting in Krakow, Poland, on Nov. 7, according to local authorities.

Open source
Details73/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
73/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 7, 7:15 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

Nov 7, 7:48 PM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Nov 7, 9:08 PM: ABC News joined the source map.

Nov 7, 9:24 PM: CBS News World joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.