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Sri Lanka Convicts 15 for 2019 Easter Bombings

5 articles from 4 outlets First seen: September 22, 2026
Outlets: 1 left · 2 center · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: BBC

See how each outlet covered this ↓ Compare the framing and bias scores below. A written neutral summary is still pending — every Pure Report account must clear two verification gates first — but the full coverage record is here now.

Where outlets disagree Contested

No neutral account cleared verification for this story, so we assert nothing as settled. Below is the raw record: what 4 outlets agree on, and exactly where they differ — each with the source's own words.

Death toll developing
279 people
Al Jazeera Englishcenter
“killing 279 people, including 45 foreigners”
270 people
BBCunclassified
“killed 270 people”

What every side reports

The reported figure for injured count changed across the coverage window — 574 more (Deutsche Welle, 2026-09-23 05:07); more than 500 (Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-24 09:22). These are sequential reports, not competing claims.
Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera English
The reported figure for prison sentences changed across the coverage window — 200 to 260 years (Deutsche Welle, 2026-09-23 05:07); 200 years, 220 years, 240 years, 260 years (Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-24 09:22). These are sequential reports, not competing claims.
Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera English
15 men were convicted over the Easter Sunday bombings.
Al Jazeera English · Deutsche Welle
The bombings killed 279 people.
Al Jazeera English · Deutsche Welle
The bombings injured more than 500 others.
Al Jazeera English · Deutsche Welle
Nine others were acquitted of all charges.
Al Jazeera English · Deutsche Welle

Framing spectrum · 4 outlets

wirepublicmainstream flavoredpartisanadvocacy
Range 4–33/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 16 Articles by lean: 1 left · 3 center · 0 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): BBC (center), Sep 22, 10:01 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 1 1 New York Times
Center 2 3 Al Jazeera English, BBC
Unclassified 1 1 Deutsche Welle
Report-by-report timeline · 5

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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