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What happened The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
The headline split The left frames it as "Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree tied to 'Robin Hood' has died, charity says". The center frames it as "Ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 16 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidence Medium 16 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidence Mild 48/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree tied to 'Robin Hood' has died, charity says ABC News · Center-left · News report
Center Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Thousand-year-old ancient oak tree tied to 'Robin Hood' has died, charity says thousand-year-old tied charity
A giant, ancient oak tree located in the Sherwood Forest -- the iconic setting of the "Robin Hood" legend -- has died, a UK wildlife charity says.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree linked to Robin Hood legend has died, say experts The tree in Sherwood Forest is believed to be dead after failing to sprout leaves this spring.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Show all 16 sources Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died sherwood forest reputed sheltered
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient Sherwood Forest oak tree reputed to have sheltered Robin Hood has died The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree long linked to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died, scientists say.
Open source Ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death.
Open source Details 48/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 16 sources 48/99 Wording Gap Medium confidence 16 sources · 2 bias buckets Live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format Formats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jun 19, 2:39 AM: WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) joined the source map.
Jun 19, 3:04 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jun 19, 3:04 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jun 19, 3:04 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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