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Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News and WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.
The headline split The left frames it as "Student said encounter at frat house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police". The center frames it as "Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

25/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftStudent said encounter at frat house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News · Center-left · News report

CenterCornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Sep 30, 11:17 AM

Cornell student said encounter at fraternity house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the statement "Jane Doe" gave to Cornell University Police after the alleged sexual assault at the Chi Phi Fraternity house in 2024.

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ABC NewsNews report · Sep 30, 10:03 AM

Student said encounter at frat house 'felt like coercion' in 2024 statement to police

ABC News obtained the woman's 2024 statement to campus police.

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Details25/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
25/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 30, 10:03 AM: ABC News joined the source map.

Sep 30, 11:17 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Sep 30, 11:17 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Sep 30, 11:17 AM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 25/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.