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Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reaches for "alleged" where Huff Post stays flat.

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What happened Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters.

The headline split The left frames it as "Lawyer Says Prosecutors Haven't Disclosed NC Teen's Ties To Mosque Shooting". The center frames it as "Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosqu...".

Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.

Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

52/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

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Left / center-leftLawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterLawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report

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ABC News - USNews report · Sep 21, 8:26 PM

Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to...

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Sep 21, 8:50 PM

Lawyer says prosecutors haven't offered details of teen's alleged ties to San Diego mosque shooters

alleged

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HuffPostNews report · Sep 21, 8:24 PM

Lawyer Says Prosecutors Haven't Disclosed NC Teen's Ties To Mosque Shooting

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to...

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Details52/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources

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Sep 21, 8:24 PM: HuffPost joined the source map.

Sep 21, 8:26 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Sep 21, 8:50 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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