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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Sep 29, 10:33 AM
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
The judge said Dott’s behaviour had involved a ‘gross violation of trust’
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Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
The Guardian UK reaches for "champion"; BBC News for "champion".
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As of September 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM, 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 sexual abuse". The center frames it as "Snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse".
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 confidenceMild
47/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEx-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterSnooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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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.
LeftMixed
The Guardian UKNews report · Sep 29, 10:46 AM
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse
champion
Dott, 49, receives seven-year sentence after abusing a boy and a girl in what judge says was ‘gross violation of trust’ The former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for sev...
Details47/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
47/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 29, 10:46 AM: The Guardian UK joined the source map.
Sep 29, 11:21 AM: BBC News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 47/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.