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Sri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings

ABC News - International and Irish Independent describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 23, 2026 at 6:45 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Fifteen people have been convicted over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people.
The headline split The left frames it as "Sri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings". The center frames it as "Sri Lanka court finds 15 men guilty over 2019 Easter bombings".
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

43/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings

ABC News - International · Center-left · News report

CenterSri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings

Al Jazeera English · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterMostly Factual
Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 23, 4:08 AM

Sri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings

Fifteen people have been convicted over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people.

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CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Sep 23, 6:45 AM

Sri Lanka court finds 15 men guilty over 2019 Easter bombings

The bomb attacks targeted three churches and three hotels across the island nation

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 23, 6:02 AM

Sri Lankan court finds 15 guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings

A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 267 people

Open source
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
43/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 23, 4:08 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Sep 23, 6:02 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Sep 23, 6:45 AM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.