Source A
When is London Marathon 2026? Route map, start times and how to watch 26.2m showpiece
thesun.co.uk
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38852842/london-marathon-2026-date-start-time-route-map/
Comparison
Winner: Source B is less manipulative
Source B appears less manipulative than Source A for this narrative.
Source B
Where to watch London Marathon 2026: Channel, live stream, start time, route, prize money, past winners and more
sports.yahoo.com
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-watch-london-marathon-2026-100002600.html
Topics
Instant verdict
Less biased source: Source B
More emotional framing: Source A
More one-sided framing: Source A
Weaker evidence quality: Source A
More manipulative overall: Source A
Narrative conflict
Source A main narrative
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Source B main narrative
With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
Conflict summary
Stance contrast: Your info will be used in accordance with our $1 You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Alternative framing: With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
Source A stance
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Stance confidence: 77%
Source B stance
With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
Stance confidence: 53%
Central stance contrast
Stance contrast: Your info will be used in accordance with our $1 You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Alternative framing: With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
Why this pair fits comparison
- Candidate type: Alternative framing
- Comparison quality: 61%
- Event overlap score: 41%
- Contrast score: 82%
- Contrast strength: Strong comparison
- Stance contrast strength: High
- Event overlap: Topical overlap is moderate. Issue framing and action profile overlap.
- Contrast signal: Stance contrast: Your info will be used in accordance with our $1 You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Alternative framing: With its predominantly flat course, runners will pa…
Key claims and evidence
Key claims in source A
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- [x] $13](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38852842/london-marathon-2026-date-start-time-route-map/ "Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.") Tigst Assefa set a new world record last year Credit: AP While there will be p…
- Advertisement $13](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38852842/london-marathon-2026-date-start-time-route-map/ "Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.") Ex-Arsenal ace Aaron Ramsey will be pounding the streets Credit: AFP…
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Key claims in source B
- With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
- The 2026 London Marathon will be available for live streaming on the FloTrack and the FloSports app in the United States and Canada.
- The 26.2-mile run will begin at historic Greenwich Park then head east to Woolwich.
- Sawe clocked the second-fastest time in London history with 2:02:27, and he's looking to chase a world record Sunday.
Text evidence
Evidence from source A
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key claim
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A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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key claim
[x] $13](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/38852842/london-marathon-2026-date-start-time-route-map/ "Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.") Tigst Assefa set a new world record last year Cr…
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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selective emphasis
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Possible selective emphasis on specific aspects of the story.
Evidence from source B
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key claim
The 2026 London Marathon will be available for live streaming on the FloTrack and the FloSports app in the United States and Canada.
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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key claim
The 26.2-mile run will begin at historic Greenwich Park then head east to Woolwich.
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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omission candidate
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Possible context omission: Source B gives less emphasis to political decision-making context than Source A.
Bias/manipulation evidence
No concise text evidence snippets were extracted for this section yet.
How score signals are formed
Bias score signal
Bias signal combines framing pressure, emotional wording, selective emphasis, and one-sided narrative markers.
Emotionality signal
Emotionality rises when evidence contains emotionally loaded wording and evaluative labels.
One-sidedness signal
One-sidedness rises when one frame dominates and alternative interpretations are weakly represented.
Evidence strength signal
Evidence strength rises with concrete claims, attributed statements, and verifiable contextual support.
Source A
57%
emotionality: 95 · one-sidedness: 35
Detected in Source A
Emotional reasoning
Source B
26%
emotionality: 25 · one-sidedness: 30
Detected in Source B
framing effect
Metrics
Framing differences
- Source A emotionality: 95/100 vs Source B: 25/100
- Source A one-sidedness: 35/100 vs Source B: 30/100
- Stance contrast: Your info will be used in accordance with our $1 You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Alternative framing: With its predominantly flat course, runners will pass some of London's most iconic sights, including Tower Bridge, the towering skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, and the timeless visage of Big Ben.
Possible omitted/downplayed context
- Source B appears to downplay context related to political decision-making context.