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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Aug 31, 5:28 PM
Search expands for missing Lockport man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
It's been over a week since an Illinois man was last seen in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Search expands for missing Lockport man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ABC7chicago.com and Fox News - US describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened It's been over a week since an Illinois man was last seen in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The headline split The center frames it as "Search expands for missing Lockport man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park". The right frames it as "Illinois man missing more than a week as crews scour Great Smoky Mountains National Park".
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CenterSearch expands for missing Lockport man in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ABC7chicago.com · Center · News report
Right / center-rightIllinois man missing more than a week as crews scour Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fox News - US · Right · News report
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Fox News - USNews report · Aug 31, 5:27 PM
Illinois man missing more than a week as crews scour Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A 57-member team is using drones to search Great Smoky Mountains National Park for Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak after his car was found at a visitor center.
Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
54/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Aug 31, 5:27 PM: Fox News - US joined the source map.
Aug 31, 5:28 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.