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11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

The Hindu reaches for "alleged"; WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia for "alleged", "scheme".

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As of August 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.
The headline split The left frames it as "Canadian citizen arrested for alleged job fraud in Kerala". The center frames it as "11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftCanadian citizen arrested for alleged job fraud in Kerala

The Hindu · Center-left · News report

Center11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The HinduNews report · Aug 13, 2:18 PM

Canadian citizen arrested for alleged job fraud in Kerala

alleged

He collected around ₹3.5 crore from several people after promising to arrange nursing and other jobs in Canada.

Open source
CenterHigh
WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
CenterHigh
KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
CenterHigh
WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

allegedscheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
CenterHigh
KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
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CenterMostly Factual
ABC7 New YorkNews report · Aug 13, 1:15 PM

11 arrested in New York in alleged international marriage fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.

Open source
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 13, 1:15 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:15 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:15 PM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Aug 13, 1:15 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.