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Man stabbed in Sydney

Risingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 11 days, then returned with 20 more reports - 8 voices in all.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten, 6 URLs changed8 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 1 Sept, 01:00headline rewritten

    Breaking: Man shot dead in home invasion south of SydneyMan shot dead in Sydney home invasion

  2. ABC News (Australia)seen 3 Sept, 03:04headline rewritten

    Man shot dead in Sydney home invasionPolice investigate online posts after man killed in Sydney home invasion

  3. irrigator.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.irrigator.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

  4. merimbulanewsweekly.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.merimbulanewsweekly.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

  5. macleayargus.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.macleayargus.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

  6. wellingtontimes.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

  7. examiner.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.examiner.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

  8. dungogchronicle.com.auseen 4 Sept, 10:00URL changed

    now resolves towww.dungogchronicle.com.au/story/9342703/police-probe-potential-second-mistaken-identity-hit/

The headline, as it mutated - 4 wordings

  1. 6 Aug, 22:30Man stabbed in Sydney1 outlet
  2. 19 Aug, 07:15Man killed following fatal stabbing in Sydney’s inner south2 outlets
  3. 2 Sept, 09:46Man killed inside home in second fatal shooting of week6 outlets
  4. 3 Sept, 06:48Community urged to be vigilant amid 'reckless' killings4 outlets
  5. and 10 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 8 reports on Wed, 2 September 2026Thu, 3 September 2026

What it is about

Marrickville, New South Wales, AustraliaSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaPolice AreaBail Division CourtStrike Force MystixPoliceSydneyActing Supt Gretchin AtkinsManNSWMarco TapiaGretchen AtkinsKellie SloaneDecember BondiIziah UtaiYasmin CatleyAustralian AssociatedCoconut CartelAustralianVaucluse, New South Wales, Australia

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report
theage.com.au1 original report
miragenews.com2 original reports
brisbanetimes.com.au1 copy echoing smh.com.au
smh.com.au1 original report
merimbulanewsweekly.com.au1 copy echoing irrigator.com.au1 copy echoing northweststar.com.au
wellingtontimes.com.au1 copy echoing irrigator.com.au
examiner.com.au1 copy echoing irrigator.com.au
macleayargus.com.au1 copy echoing irrigator.com.au
irrigator.com.au1 original report
dungogchronicle.com.au1 copy echoing irrigator.com.au
nvi.com.au1 copy echoing northweststar.com.au
northweststar.com.au1 original report
hardenexpress.com.au1 copy echoing northweststar.com.au
6 Aug, 22:30over 27 days3 Sept, 06:48

8 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 14 original reports, 9 reprints

  1. Thu, 6 August 2026

    1 report
    • theage.com.au22:30first to report
      Man stabbed in Sydney

      A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in a Marrickville unit.

  2. Fri, 7 August 2026

    2 reports

  3. Wed, 19 August 2026

    1 report

  4. Mon, 31 August 2026

    1 report

  5. Tue, 1 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World00:09
      Sydney home invasion during which man shot and killed a ‘targeted attack’, police believe

      Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man in his early 20s has been fatally shot in an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s south-west that police believe was a “targeted attack”. A homicide investigation is under way, with the alleged offenders still at large. Acting Supt Gretchin Atkins said the man, who was yet to be...

  6. Wed, 2 September 2026

    3 reports

  7. Thu, 3 September 2026

    5 reports

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