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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
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Mostly Same
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
ABC News - International and Al.com (Alabama News) describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left6 Center1 Right
MOSTLY SAME
As of September 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
The headline split The left frames it as "Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials". The right frames it as "14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash".
Match confidence High confidence. 8 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
8 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceMild
38/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftCongo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
Center14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-right14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 26, 12:31 AM
14 dead, including 2 military officials, in Congo plane crash
An investigation has been opened to determine the cause of the accident.
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The Times of IndiaNews report · Sep 25, 11:45 PM
14 killed in Congo plane crash, two senior military officials among dead
Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 25, 11:04 PM
Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials
At least 14 people have died in a plane crash in Congo, including two senior military officials, according to the Congolese military
Details38/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 8 sources
38/99 Wording GapHigh confidence8 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 25, 11:04 PM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Sep 25, 11:45 PM: The Times of India joined the source map.
Sep 26, 12:31 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Sep 26, 12:31 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 38/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.