78 5 articles on the Indiana mass shooting all cite the same statistic in nearly identical paragraphs. Plagiarism or lockstep? (media.communities.win) posted 2 years ago by livenotbylies 2 years ago by livenotbylies +78 / -0 15 comments download share 15 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
You answered it in your headline question:
It's definitely lockstep.
Look at those news compilations people throw together from time to time. They're all repeating the same words no matter what station you tune in to. Eventually you can sync them all up as one voice.