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North Korea fires missile barrage toward the sea
North Korea fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea separating Korea and Japan on Thursday, South Korea's military said.[2, 5, 11] UPI reported that South Korea's military counted more than 10 missiles, including short-range ballistic missiles.[5] The launch comes amid tensions over a landmine blast last month that injured three South Korean soldiers, which Seoul blames on Pyongyang.[4, 7, 10]
North Korea denies the accusation about the landmine explosion, according to Al Jazeera.[10] MS NOW reported that the launches followed leader Kim Jong Un's weekend visit to China, the North's main ally and economic pipeline.[1]
Covered by MS NOW, ABC News, New York Post and 7 more
Read first North Korea fires missiles as border tensions persist
Where accounts differ (2)
- Earlier and later reportsUPI reported more than 10 missiles were launched, while IJR described a single unidentified projectile and Japan said it may have been one ballistic missile that had already fallen.[5, 6]
- IJR · Right · Oct 28, 11:47 p.m. ET North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Toward East Sea
North Korea fired toward the East Sea on Oct. 29 around 12:30 p.m.; Japan said it may have been a ballistic missile that had already fallen.
- UPI · Center · Oct 29, 5:29 a.m. ET North Korea fires missiles as border tensions persist
North Korea launched more than 10 missiles, including short-range ballistic missiles, toward the sea separating Korea and Japan on Thursday, South Korea's military said.
- IJR · Right · Oct 28, 11:47 p.m. ET North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Toward East Sea
- FramingAl Jazeera framed the launch as tied to a row over a landmine blast Seoul blames on Pyongyang, an accusation North Korea denies, while MS NOW framed the launches as following Kim Jong Un's visit to China to push for greater cooperation.[1, 10]
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 29, 3:24 a.m. ET North Korea fires missiles as row over landmine blast intensifies
Seoul accuses Pyongyang of causing a landmine explosion that injured three of its soldiers, an accusation North denies.
- MS NOW · Leans left · Oct 29, 4:35 a.m. ET North Korea fires missile barrage toward the sea as tensions with South rise
The launches also followed leader Kim Jong Un’s surprise weekend visit to China, the North's main ally and economic pipeline, to push for greater cooperation. The post North Korea fires missile barrage toward the sea as…
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 29, 3:24 a.m. ET North Korea fires missiles as row over landmine blast intensifies
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 8 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 3 are center and 4 are right of center (3 of them in the Right group). 2 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: MS NOW (−0.76).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), Bloomberg (+0.08), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), IJR (+1.52), The Daily Caller (+1.91).
Not rated Al Jazeera, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.