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Mostly Same

2 dead, 12 missing after boat capsizes off Tunisian coast

All headlines are identical, showing no framing differences.

1 Left5 Center1 Right
Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of August 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened 2 dead, 12 missing after boat capsizes off Tunisian coast.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

Center2 dead, 12 missing after boat capsizes off Tunisian coast

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightTwo Dead, Twelve Missing as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Tunisian Coast

Breitbart · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

RightMixed
BreitbartNews report · Aug 22, 8:23 PM

Two Dead, Twelve Missing as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Tunisian Coast

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern Tunisia, killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing, Tunisia's national guard said Saturday. One survivor was rescued.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Aug 22, 7:48 PM

2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

A boat carrying migrants has capsized off southern Tunisia, and at least two people have died and around 12 are missing.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 22, 7:48 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Aug 22, 8:23 PM: Breitbart joined the source map.

Aug 22, 8:30 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Aug 22, 8:30 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.