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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYThursday 24 September 2026

3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

apnews.com: “male member of the playing staff, currently under contract with the club, recently appeared in court in relation to an incident that took place outside club activities”; bbc.co.uk: “Essex County Cricket…

As published

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

apnews.com as published: English cricket player Robin Das charged with 2 counts of rapeapnews.com2026-09-24 15:42:36bbc.co.uk as published: Essex cricketer Das charged with two counts of rapebbc.co.uk2026-09-24 15:42:36ca.sports.yahoo.com as published: English cricket player Robin Das charged with 2 counts of rapeca.sports.yahoo.com2026-09-24 15:42:36cricinfo.com as published: Essex batter Robin Das charged with rapecricinfo.com2026-09-24 15:42:36hindustantimes.com as published: First-class cricketer Robin Das charged with two counts of rape; county side Essex confirms | Crickethindustantimes.com2026-09-24 15:42:36independent.co.uk as published: Essex cricketer Robin Das charged with rape as club issues statementindependent.co.uk2026-09-24 15:42:36news.sky.com as published: Essex cricketer Robin Das charged with two counts of rapenews.sky.com2026-09-24 15:42:36skysports.com as published: Robin Das: Essex cricketer charged with two counts of rapeskysports.com2026-09-24 15:42:36telegraph.co.uk as published: Essex cricketer Robin Das charged with rapetelegraph.co.uk2026-09-24 15:42:36

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Whether Das made his Essex debut in 2020 at age 18 (general statement) vs. specifically in the Vitality Blast in September 2020

    apnews.com; bbc.co.uk; ca.sports.yahoo.comthe full text

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    9 outlets carried this. They resolve to 7 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 7 accounts, not 9.

9outlets→7independent
What happened, for context

Robin Das, a 24-year-old Essex cricketer, has been charged with two counts of rape following reports of a woman being raped in Brixton on 30 March 2024. He was arrested on 27 August 2025 and charged on 23 July 2026. He is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on 9 October 2026, and has been suspended by Essex.

6 of 9 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: cricinfo.com, news.sky.com, telegraph.co.uk. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • apnews.comWIRE
    • ca.sports.yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • cricinfo.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • hindustantimes.comINDEP
    • news.sky.comINDEP
    one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)
    • independent.co.ukINDEP
    • telegraph.co.ukINDEP
    identical copy
  • skysports.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Robin Das is a 24-year-old English cricketer who plays for Essexapnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, hindustantimes.com, independent.co.uk, skysports.com
  • Das has been charged with two counts of rapeapnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, hindustantimes.com, independent.co.uk, skysports.com
  • The alleged rape occurred in Brixton, London on 30 March 2024apnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, hindustantimes.com, independent.co.uk, skysports.com
  • Das was arrested on 27 August 2025apnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, independent.co.uk, skysports.com
  • Das was charged on 23 July 2026apnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, hindustantimes.com, independent.co.uk
  • Das is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court on 9 October 2026apnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com, hindustantimes.com, independent.co.uk, skysports.com
  • and 7 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Das has played 60 appearances for Essex (reported as of publication date)only bbc.co.uk
  • Das has played 9 first-class and 29 List A games for Essex, and scored 29 runs in his last One-Day Cup appearance on 21 July 2026only hindustantimes.com
  • Das is a right-handed batter who is a top-order batteronly bbc.co.uk
  • Das made his Essex debut in the Vitality Blast as an 18-year-old in September 2020only skysports.com
  • Das made 60 appearances for Essex (reported as of publication date)only skysports.com

Reported unevenly

  • Whether Das made his Essex debut in 2020 at age 18 (general statement) vs. specifically in the Vitality Blast in September 2020stated by apnews.com, bbc.co.uk, ca.sports.yahoo.com · absent from skysports.com