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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSunday 30 August 2026

2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

africanews.com: “a deep sense of gratitude”; time.com: “A whole nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in the service of Norway,”

As published

8 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

africanews.com as published: Norway mourns king Harald V as crown prince Haakon becomes kingafricanews.com2026-08-30 12:42:31bbc.co.uk as published: Norway's King Harald dies aged 89: A beloved monarch buffeted by family crisesbbc.co.uk2026-08-28 13:52:04cnbc.com as published: Norway's King Haakon honors 'dear father' Harald in first speech as sovereigncnbc.com2026-08-30 12:42:31dw.com as published: Norway’s new King Haakon remembers ‘dear father’ Harald in first speech as sovereigndw.com2026-08-30 12:42:31koreaherald.com as published: Norway, in mourning, enters new era under King Haakon VIIIkoreaherald.com2026-08-30 12:42:31nypost.com as published: Norway’s King Haakon honors ‘dear father’ Harald in first speech as sovereignnypost.com2026-08-30 12:42:31rte.ie as published: King Harald, 'symbol' of Norway, dies aged 89rte.ie2026-08-28 13:52:04time.com as published: King Harald V of Norway Has Died After 35 Years On the Throne. Meet His Successor, Haakontime.com2026-08-30 12:42:31

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • cnbc.com: “such a good dad”
    • nypost.com: “such a good dad”
    • nypost.com: “My dear father, thank you for being such a good dad for Martha and I,”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Description of Harald's illness on admission to hospital

    bbc.co.uk; cbc.ca; time.comthe full text

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Haakon's exact words of paternal affection: cnbc.com and nypost.com quote him as saying 'such a good dad' while dw.com quotes 'such a wonderful papa'

    cnbc.com; nypost.com; dw.comthe full text

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    9 outlets carried this. They resolve to 8 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 8 accounts, not 9.

3 further findings below ↓

9outlets→8independent
What happened, for context

King Harald V of Norway died on 28 August 2026 at age 89 after more than three decades on the throne. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, age 53, succeeded him as King Haakon VIII. Multiple outlets reported the monarch's death, the succession, and Haakon's first speech as sovereign delivered the following day.

Who reported it

  • africanews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • cbc.caPUBLIC
    • cnbc.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • nypost.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • dw.comPUBLIC
  • koreaherald.comINDEP
  • rte.iePUBLIC
  • time.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • King Harald V died aged 89 on Friday, 28 August 2026 at 06:35 local time (04:35 GMT) at Oslo University Hospital's Rikshospitaletafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, cnbc.com, dw.com, koreaherald.com, nypost.com, time.com
  • Crown Prince Haakon, age 53, succeeded his father as King Haakon VIIIafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, cnbc.com, dw.com, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, time.com
  • Harald had reigned for more than three decades (35 years, having become king in January 1991)africanews.com, bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, cnbc.com, dw.com, koreaherald.com, nypost.com, rte.ie, time.com
  • Harald adopted the motto 'All for Norway' (Alt for Norge), the same used by his great-grandfather King Haakon VIIafricanews.com, rte.ie
  • The royal flag was lowered to half-mast and a period of national mourning was declaredbbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, dw.com, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, time.com
  • Thousands of mourners gathered at the palace to lay flowers and wreaths; over 20,000 people paid respects on the first dayafricanews.com, bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, dw.com, koreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • and 8 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Harald was taken to hospital for treatment for a rare blood condition (stated as haemolytic anemia in time.com)only bbc.co.uk
  • Harald had been hospitalized in 2024 for an infection while on holiday in Malaysia and received a temporary pacemaker; he was later fitted with a permanent deviceonly cbc.ca
  • On 23 August, the palace announced the king's condition had worsened and he would remain in hospital to receive antibiotics for a bacterial infectiononly time.com
  • Harald's condition had been placed on sick leave due to corticosteroid treatment for haemolytic anemia that caused fluid retention requiring hospitalizationonly time.com
  • Crown Prince Haakon, then-Crown Prince, served as regent while his father was on leaveonly time.com
  • Crown Princess Mette-Marit is facing intense scrutiny for her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, for which she has apologizedonly cbc.ca

Reported unevenly

  • Description of Harald's illness on admission to hospital: bbc.co.uk refers to 'a rare blood condition' while cbc.ca specifies 'a bacterial infection in his blood' and time.com states 'haemolytic anemia caused fluid retention that required hospital care' with later antibiotics prescribed for 'a bacterial infection in his bloodstream'stated by bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, time.com
  • Haakon's exact words of paternal affection: cnbc.com and nypost.com quote him as saying 'such a good dad' while dw.com quotes 'such a wonderful papa'stated by cnbc.com, nypost.com, dw.com