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Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse

Irish Times reaches for "champion"; BBC News for "champion".

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As of September 29, 2026 at 12:37 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The 49-year-old was found guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuse". The center frames it as "Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFormer snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuse

Irish Times · Center-left · News report

CenterSnooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse

BBC News · Center · News report

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Irish TimesNews report · Sep 29, 12:37 PM

Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuse

champion

Dott (49) sentenced to seven years for subjecting girl and boy to multiple incidents of abuse

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BBC NewsNews report · Sep 29, 11:21 AM

Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse

champion

The 49-year-old was found guilty of two charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.

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Details31/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
31/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Sep 29, 11:21 AM: BBC News joined the source map.

Sep 29, 12:37 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 31/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.