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How did each side word the same story?
Pick two outlets. Optics shows every live story where both of them covered the same event, side by side, so you can see how each outlet framed it differently. Updated every 5 minutes from 600+ feeds.
Today's busiest pairs
Outlets that happened to cover the same events today. The cross-spectrum pairs (Left × Right) sit at the top.
The Independent vs Legal Insurrection1 live comparison · cross-spectrumTime vs Legal Insurrection1 live comparison · cross-spectrumCBS News vs Legal Insurrection1 live comparison · cross-spectrumLegal Insurrection vs The Guardian UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Seattle Times vs 100 Percent Fed Up1 live comparison · cross-spectrumPhiladelphia Inquirer vs 100 Percent Fed Up1 live comparison · cross-spectrumCBS News vs 100 Percent Fed Up1 live comparison · cross-spectrumPBS NewsHour vs 100 Percent Fed Up1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs The Mirror UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs iNews (UK)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs NBC News - World1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs PBS NewsHour1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs Metro UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumOAN vs The Mirror UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumOAN vs iNews (UK)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumOAN vs NBC News - World1 live comparison · cross-spectrumOAN vs PBS NewsHour1 live comparison · cross-spectrumOAN vs Metro UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrum
Watching for live activity
These curated matchups are not currently producing a live cluster. Optics monitors them every 5 minutes — the moment both outlets cover the same event, the comparison appears here.
CNN vs Fox NewsWatching — no live match yetThe New York Times vs Wall Street JournalWatching — no live match yetNPR vs Daily WireWatching — no live match yetReuters vs BreitbartWatching — no live match yetBBC News vs The GuardianWatching — no live match yetMSNBC vs Fox NewsWatching — no live match yetThe Washington Post vs The New York PostWatching — no live match yetAssociated Press vs NewsmaxWatching — no live match yetThe Atlantic vs National ReviewWatching — no live match yetPolitico vs The FederalistWatching — no live match yetThe Intercept vs BreitbartWatching — no live match yetThe Daily Beast vs The Washington TimesWatching — no live match yet
What you can search
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