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19 people die over 2 days after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland, SIT formed

NDTV and Times of India describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 26, 2026 at 9:42 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened people die over days after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland SIT formed.
The headline split The left frames it as "19 Dead After Drinking Poisonous Liquor In Nagaland". The center frames it as "Nagaland: 19 people die after drinking spurious liquor, SIT probe begins".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 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-left19 Dead After Drinking Poisonous Liquor In Nagaland

NDTV · Center-left · News report

Center19 people die over 2 days after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland, SIT formed

India Today · Center · News report

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

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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India TodayNews report · Sep 26, 6:31 AM

19 people die over 2 days after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland, SIT formed

people die over days after drinking spurious liquor in Nagaland SIT formed

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CenterMixed
Times of IndiaNews report · Sep 26, 9:42 AM

19 dead after consuming suspected spurious alcohol in Nagaland; SIT formed

Open source
CenterHigh
DNA IndiaNews report · Sep 26, 7:54 AM

Nagaland: 19 people die after drinking spurious liquor, SIT probe begins

At least 19 people have died in Nagaland over two days after allegedly consuming suspected adulterated liquor, prompting police to launch an SIT probe.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
NDTVNews report · Sep 26, 5:56 AM

19 Dead After Drinking Poisonous Liquor In Nagaland

Police said Mokokchung district reported eight deaths and Tuensang district 11 over the past two days after consumption of suspected illicit liquor.

Open source
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 26, 5:56 AM: NDTV joined the source map.

Sep 26, 6:31 AM: India Today joined the source map.

Sep 26, 7:54 AM: DNA India joined the source map.

Sep 26, 9:42 AM: Times of India joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.