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Victims identified in Butler, Missouri, plane crash that killed 11 skydivers, 1 pilot

Friends and family are remembering the skydivers killed in a Missouri plane crash for their love of life and the thrills and peace jumping gave them

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As of June 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The names of the 11 skydivers and pilot killed in the Butler, Missouri plane crash June 14 have been released by Bates County.
The headline split The left frames it as "Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping". The center frames it as "Victims identified in Butler, Missouri, plane crash that killed 11 skydivers, 1 pilot".
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Left / center-leftSkydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterVictims identified in Butler, Missouri, plane crash that killed 11 skydivers, 1 pilot

WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City) · Center · News report

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 16, 9:18 PM

Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

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Friends and family are remembering the skydivers killed in a Missouri plane crash for their love of life and the thrills and peace jumping gave them

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WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City)News report · Jun 16, 8:09 PM

Victims identified in Butler, Missouri, plane crash that killed 11 skydivers, 1 pilot

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The names of the 11 skydivers and pilot killed in the Butler, Missouri plane crash June 14 have been released by Bates County.

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Details52/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
52/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 16, 8:09 PM: WDAF FOX4 (Nexstar, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Jun 16, 9:18 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.