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Three men executed by lethal injection on same day in US for the first time since 2010
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Extra Extra has grouped 5 reports on this story from 5 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 3 left-leaning, 1 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 86 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 3 of the 5 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 29 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Daily Kos, CBS News, Le Monde (English), UPI, Just the News.
Left(3)
Daily KosCAug 13, 9:00 PM
Three states, three executions on the same day
Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday as U.S. states scheduled three lethal injection executions in one day.
CBS NewsBAug 14, 1:08 AM
3 executions carried out in a single day, first time since 2010
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.
Le Monde (English)AAug 14, 12:47 AM
Three men executed by lethal injection on same day in US for the first time since 2010
Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alabama all put inmates to death on Thursday. Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling, but one which also reflects a trend of increased executions in
Center(1)
Right(1)
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