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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYTuesday 01 September 2026

4 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

battlefordsnow.com: “While people do have their preferences, there’s considerable overlap in fan interest in the two leagues.”; castanet.net: “While people do have their preferences, there's considerable overlap in fan…

As published

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

battlefordsnow.com as published: Survey finds there’s plenty of interest in Canada in both the CFL and NFLbattlefordsnow.com2026-09-02 11:18:55castanet.net as published: Survey finds there's plenty of interest in Canada in both the CFL and NFLcastanet.net2026-09-02 11:18:55cfjctoday.com as published: Survey finds there’s plenty of interest in Canada in both the CFL and NFLcfjctoday.com2026-09-02 11:18:55tsn.ca as published: Survey finds there's plenty of interest in Canada in both the CFL and NFLtsn.ca2026-09-02 11:18:55

How the poll was reported

4 of 6 stated across the articles in this entry.

  • The articles describe a sampled poll rather than an opt-in one.
  • Pollster: Angus Reid.
  • Who was sampled: representative national sample (Canada).
  • Sample size: 1,500.
  • When conducted: December 2025.
  • Commissioned by: not stated in any article.
  • Margin of error: not stated in any article.
  • Question wording published: not in any article.

This lists what the articles said and did not say. A detail missing here may appear in the pollster's own release; it was not in the coverage.

4independent outlets
What happened, for context

A survey conducted by sociologist Reginald Bibby in collaboration with Angus Reid in December 2025 found substantial overlap in fan interest between the CFL and NFL in Canada, contradicting the assumption that the NFL season harms CFL viewership. The survey of 1,500 Canadians found 7% were CFL-only fans, 10% NFL-only, and 10% followed both leagues.

Who reported it

  • battlefordsnow.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • castanet.netUNCLASSIFIED
  • cfjctoday.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • tsn.caUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Sociologist Reginald Bibby conducted a national survey on pro football interest in Canadabattlefordsnow.com, castanet.net, cfjctoday.com, tsn.ca
  • Bibby stated that there is considerable overlap in fan interest between the CFL and NFL, contrary to the assumption that Canadians choose the American league over the Canadian leaguebattlefordsnow.com, castanet.net, cfjctoday.com, tsn.ca
  • The 2026 NFL season kicks off Sept. 9 with the Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl rematchbattlefordsnow.com, castanet.net, cfjctoday.com, tsn.ca
  • The CFL campaign began June 4 and all nine teams are in the second half of their 18-game schedules heading into Labour Day weekendbattlefordsnow.com, castanet.net, cfjctoday.com, tsn.ca
  • The survey was conducted in collaboration with Angus Reid in December 2025 with a representative national sample of 1,500 peoplecastanet.net, tsn.ca
  • The survey sample was 49% male (731) and 51% female (769), mirroring the Canadian populationcastanet.net, tsn.ca
  • and 1 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • 17% of survey respondents said they followed the CFL closely while 20% said they followed the NFL closelyonly tsn.ca

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm the pollster named as 'Angus Reid' (stated by castanet.net and tsn.ca) conducted the survey or whether Reginald Bibby's affiliation with an organization called Angus Reid exists, as this is the sole source of the pollster attribution and no further institutional detail is provided.

What was checked, and against what

Nothing here could be settled from a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • cannot be established Confirm the pollster named as 'Angus Reid' (stated by castanet.net and tsn.ca) conducted the survey or whether Reginald Bibby's affiliation with an organization called Angus Reid exists, as this is the sole source of the pollster attribution and no further institutional detail is provided.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.