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MOSTLY SAME
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29 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
NBC News · Center-left · News report
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Walter Koenig, the actor who played Chekov on the original “Star Trek” series, had died, his representative confirmed.
As the baby-faced Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise, he was a mainstay of the original television series and seven films. He was 90.
Walter Koenig, best known for his role in the original "Star Trek" series, has died. He was 90 years old.
Koenig played starship navigator Pavel Chekov on the 1960s sci-fi TV series and seven subsequent feature films.
Koenig played starship navigator Pavel Chekov on the 1960s sci-fi TV series and seven subsequent feature films.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90. Koenig...
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
In “Star Trek,” Ensign Chekov was the sole communist-bloc member of the spaceship Enterprise bridge staff.
"Star Trek" alum Walter Koenig has died at 90 years old. The actor, known for playing Russian navigator Pavel Chekov on the original sci-fi series, died Sunday surrounded by his daughter an...
The American actor and screenwriter - who starred in seven Star Trek feature films in addition to the original iconic television series - passed away Sunday in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90. Koenig...
Walter Koenig played Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series and several movies.
Walter Koenig, known for playing Russian navigator Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek franchise, has died as tributes pour in for the Hollywood actor. Mr Koenig, who was in the original Star Tre...
Walter Koenig, the veteran actor who became a household name playing Russian navigator Pavel Chekov on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died. He was 90. Koenig died Monday at...
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the Star Trek television series and several films, has died. He was 90. Koenig died on Monday at his h...
Actor Walter Koenig, who famously played Pavel Chekov in "Star Trek" has passed away. He was 90 years old. On Monday morning, Galactic Productions, which is an appearance agency representin...
Walter Koenig, known for his portrayal of the enthusiastic Star Trek navigator Chekov, died Sunday, his rep confirmed.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the “ Star Trek ” television series and several movies, has died. He was 90.
He played Chekov in seven “Star Trek” movies starting in 1979, as well as innumerable other spinoffs, including writing a “Star Trek” book, “Chekov’s Enterprise,” in 1980.
Actor Walter Koenig, known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov on “Star Trek,” has died at 90.
'Rest well, my dear friend. Keep navigating a steady course.'
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