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ABC NewsNews report · Nov 8, 11:35 AM
Deadly mass shooting in Poland investigated as terror act, prosecutor says
Police said the alleged attacker's father, mother and sister were found dead.
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Shooting in Polish square leaves 6 dead
ABC News and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened KRAKOW, Poland -- 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 and wounded him, authorities said.
The headline split The left frames it as "Krakow shooting that left six dead is ‘a terrorist offence’, says Polish prosecutor". The center frames it as "Poland mourns six dead from Krakow shooting rampage".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftDeadly mass shooting in Poland investigated as terror act, prosecutor says
ABC News · Center-left · News report
CenterShooting in Polish square leaves 6 dead
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Center · News report
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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Nov 8, 10:00 AM
Shooting in Polish square leaves 6 dead
KRAKOW, Poland -- 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 and...
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 8, 12:31 PM
Krakow shooting that left six dead is ‘a terrorist offence’, says Polish prosecutor
Authorities said gunman who opened fire in Krakow city’s market square ‘was fascinated by far-right ideologies’
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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 8, 9:32 AM
Poland mourns six dead from Krakow shooting rampage
Warsaw announced a two-day country-wide mourning for the victims from Nov 8.
Details68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
68/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Nov 8, 9:32 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Nov 8, 10:00 AM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.
Nov 8, 11:35 AM: ABC News joined the source map.
Nov 8, 12:31 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.