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Threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Italy treated as 'hoaxes'

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The Education Authority (EA) has said the message has ‘similarities’ with a hoax threat sent to schools across the region last month. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 are centre, 1 lean right.

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  1. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Police treating threatening messages sent to schools in UK as hoaxes

    Schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland received threatening emails.

  2. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Police treat threatening email sent to hundreds of NI schools as ‘hoax’

    Similar emails had also been received by some schools in Scotland.

  3. Manchestereveningnews Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Police respond after threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools across the UK

    The messages were sent to a number of schools in Scotland and across the UK

  4. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    ‘Urgent inquiries’ after threatening email sent to hundreds of schools

    The Department of Education advised schools in Northern Ireland to remain open ‘unless otherwise advised by the PSNI’.

  5. Sky News Leans right Factuality: High GB
    Threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Italy treated as 'hoaxes'

    Threatening emails sent to hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Italy are being treated as hoaxes, authorities have said.

  6. Standard Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    ‘Urgent inquiries’ after threatening email sent to hundreds of schools in NI

    The Education Authority (EA) has said the message has ‘similarities’ with a hoax threat sent to schools across the region last month.

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