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Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

Metro UK reaches for "champion" where RTE News (Ireland) stays flat.

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As of August 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children". The center frames it as "Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 10 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

10 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

31/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEx-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

Metro UK · Center-left · News report

CenterDott found guilty of sexually abusing children

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Aug 24, 1:36 PM

Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

champion

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott arrives at the High Court in Glasgow(Credits: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abus...

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Aug 24, 2:11 PM

Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children.

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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 24, 2:09 PM

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of child sex abuse

The 49-year-old was on trial at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 24, 2:08 PM

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

In both cases the abuse happened in the Glasgow area.

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CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Aug 24, 1:56 PM

Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse

The former world champion was found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and boy.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Aug 24, 1:52 PM

Disgraced ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

A jury found the former player guilty after a five-day trial in the High Court in Glasgow

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The ScotsmanNews report · Aug 24, 1:39 PM

Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse.

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Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Aug 24, 1:31 PM

Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, the High Court in Glasgow heard

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Herald (Scotland)News report · Aug 24, 1:21 PM

Snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of abusing two children

Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-aged children, following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow

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Details31/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 10 sources
31/99 Wording GapMedium confidence10 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 24, 1:21 PM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Aug 24, 1:24 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Aug 24, 1:31 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Aug 24, 1:36 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 31/99 and story health is live match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.