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Darth Vader lightsaber from 'Empire Strikes Back' sells for nearly $5 million at auction

Globe and Mail and WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Darth Vader lightsaber from 'Empire Strikes Back' sells for nearly $5 million at auction.
The headline split The left frames it as "Darth Vader’s lightsaber from iconic ‘Star Wars’ duel sells for nearly $5-million". The center frames it as "Darth Vader lightsaber from 'Empire Strikes Back' sells for nearly $5 million at auction".
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Left / center-leftDarth Vader’s lightsaber from iconic ‘Star Wars’ duel sells for nearly $5-million

Globe and Mail · Center-left · News report

CenterDarth Vader lightsaber from 'Empire Strikes Back' sells for nearly $5 million at auction

WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) · Center · News report

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Nov 13, 2:11 AM

Darth Vader lightsaber from 'Empire Strikes Back' sells for nearly $5 million at auction

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The force was strong with this auction. A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" sold for a record $4.875 million at auction...

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Globe and MailNews report · Nov 13, 2:19 AM

Darth Vader’s lightsaber from iconic ‘Star Wars’ duel sells for nearly $5-million

Sale sets new record for a Star Wars collectible, surpassing the $3.75-million sale of a Luke Skywalker prop earlier this year

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Details48/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
48/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Nov 13, 2:11 AM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 2:19 AM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.