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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.
Daily Mail vs The Independent3 live comparisons · cross-spectrumDaily Mail vs The Guardian UK2 live comparisons · cross-spectrumThe Sun UK vs The Independent2 live comparisons · cross-spectrumThe Independent vs GB News2 live comparisons · cross-spectrumThe Sun vs The Guardian UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Guardian UK vs GB News1 live comparison · cross-spectrumABC News - Business vs The Sun UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail UK vs The Independent1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail UK vs Metro UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumDaily Mail UK vs iNews (UK)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Independent vs The Sun (US)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Sun UK vs Metro UK1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Sun UK vs iNews (UK)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumMetro UK vs The Sun (US)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Sun (US) vs iNews (UK)1 live comparison · cross-spectrumThe Herald (Scotland) vs Daily Express1 live comparison · cross-spectrumSt. Louis Post-Dispatch vs Daily Express1 live comparison · cross-spectrumNew York Post vs The Independent1 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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