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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Nov 9, 9:06 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants; 18 people are rescued
Greek authorities have recovered 12 bodies from a migrant boat found south of Crete
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Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ABC News - International and WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
20/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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Left / center-leftGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants; 18 people are rescued
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 9, 7:10 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece’s island of Crete early Monday, while a passing Moroccan-flagged carg...
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 9, 8:45 AM
12 people found dead on boat carrying migrants near Greek island of Crete
The Greek coast guard said 18 people were rescued from the same vessel
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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Nov 9, 9:44 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday, while a passing Moroccan-flagged carg...
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 9, 10:12 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete
Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday.
Details20/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
20/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 9, 7:10 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Nov 9, 8:45 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Nov 9, 9:06 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Nov 9, 9:44 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 20/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.