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Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say

Sky News World reaches for "far-right" where The Independent stays flat.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftKrakow shooting latest: British national among six people killed by gunman in ‘act of terror’The IndependentMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightBriton among six killed by 'far-right' gunman in Krakow rampageSky News WorldHigh
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Center baseline · Washington's Top News (WTOP)Mostly FactualPolish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say

As of November 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say.
The headline split The left frames it as "Krakow shooting latest: British national among six people killed by gunman in ‘act of ter...". The right frames it as "Briton among six killed by 'far-right' gunman in Krakow rampage".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftKrakow shooting latest: British national among six people killed by gunman in ‘act of terror’

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterPolish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say

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

Right / center-rightBriton among six killed by 'far-right' gunman in Krakow rampage

Sky News World · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Sky News WorldNews report · Nov 8, 2:19 AM

Briton among six killed by 'far-right' gunman in Krakow rampage

far-right

A British national is among the six people killed in a mass shooting in Krakow, according to Polish police.

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CenterMostly Factual
Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 8, 1:13 AM

Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ‘ultranationalistic’ views, authorities say

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot...

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CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Nov 8, 12:55 AM

Briton among six killed in 'far-right' Krakow shooting as three more bodies found at suspect's home

Police in the Polish city say the attacker randomly fired at people after driving on to Main Market Square.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 8, 6:05 AM

Krakow shooting latest: British national among six people killed by gunman in ‘act of terror’

The gunman opened fire from a car in Krakow’s main market square on Saturday afternoon

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CenterHigh
WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Nov 8, 1:13 AM

Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has 'ultranationalistic' views, authorities say

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — A Polish man with far-right views drove into a busy central square in Krakow on Saturday and opened fire, killing six people and injuring 15 others before police shot...

Open source
Details62/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
62/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 8, 12:55 AM: BBC News joined the source map.

Nov 8, 1:13 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Nov 8, 1:13 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Nov 8, 2:19 AM: Sky News World joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.