{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The game was interrupted after fans entered the pitch following a scuffle between players. The German Football Association (DFB) has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the disturbances."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Injury Details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the exact number of police officers injured. While some sources state 35 officers were hurt, Ekstra Bladet reported over 30 police officers were injured. The total number of people requiring medical attention is consistently reported as 85, with eight taken to hospital for minor injuries."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the specific detail that eight people were taken to hospital for minor injuries, a fact reported by watson and 20 Minuten. 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