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Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of sexually abusing 2 small children

Headlines consistently report on the former snooker champion's conviction for child sex abuse, with only minor variations in wording.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of August 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened LONDON (AP) — Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was convicted Monday of sexually abusing two primary school children in….
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

10/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

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

Irish Times · Center-left · News report

CenterFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of sexually abusing 2 small children

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightEx-world snooker champion Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-aged children

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterMostly Factual
Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 24, 3:20 PM

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott convicted of sexually abusing 2 small children

convictedsexually abusingsmall children

LONDON (AP) — Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was convicted Monday of sexually abusing two primary school children in…

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CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Aug 24, 4:16 PM

Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse

guiltychild sex abuse

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

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Center-leftHigh
Irish TimesNews report · Aug 24, 3:27 PM

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

found guiltysexually abusing children

Five-day trial at Glasgow court heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse

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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Aug 24, 3:13 PM

Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott is found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-aged children

Ex-worldfound guiltysexually abusingprimary school-aged children

The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy, both of primary school age, to 'lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour' by touching and kissing them inappropriately.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Aug 24, 2:57 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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CenterMostly Factual
CNA SingaporeNews report · Aug 24, 2:55 PM

Snooker-Former world champion Dott convicted of historical sexual abuse

Open source
Details10/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
10/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 24, 2:55 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.

Aug 24, 2:57 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 24, 3:13 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Aug 24, 3:20 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 10/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.