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2 people found dead in SJSU parking garage identified

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a three-year-old girl dead inside a semi-detached home in Surrey on Thursday June 25

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftGirl, 3, found dead at Surrey home as man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murderThe Mirror UKMixed
Right-leaningGirl, 3, found dead in ‘a family setting’ at a home as man, 31, arrested for murderThe Sun UKLow
familysetting
Center baseline · KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)High2 people found dead in SJSU parking garage identified

As of June 26, 2026 at 12:50 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened 2 people found dead in SJSU parking garage identified.
The headline split The left frames it as "Girl, 3, found dead at Surrey home as man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murder". The right frames it as "Girl, 3, found dead in ‘a family setting’ at a home as man, 31, arrested for murder".
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 confidenceModerate

60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftGirl, 3, found dead at Surrey home as man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murder

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

Center2 people found dead in SJSU parking garage identified

KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightGirl, 3, found dead at Surrey home

The Telegraph · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 25, 11:12 PM

Girl, 3, found dead at Surrey home as man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murder

A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a three-year-old girl dead inside a semi-detached home in Surrey on Thursday June 25

Open source
CenterHigh
KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Jun 26, 12:50 AM

2 people found dead in SJSU parking garage identified

(BCN) -- A pair that was found dead in a parking garage on the San Jose State University campus last month was formally identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office on Thu...

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
The TelegraphNews report · Jun 26, 12:41 AM

Girl, 3, found dead at Surrey home

Police believe girl’s death occurred in a ‘family setting’ and arrest a 31-year-old man on suspicion of murder

Open source
Center-rightHigh
Sky NewsNews report · Jun 25, 11:52 PM

Man, 31, arrested on suspicion of murder after death of three-year-old girl

Police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a three-year-old girl was found dead in a property in Surrey.

Open source
RightLow
The Sun UKNews report · Jun 25, 11:33 PM

Girl, 3, found dead in ‘a family setting’ at a home as man, 31, arrested for murder

familysetting

A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-year-old girl was found dead in a home. Cops were scrambled to a semi-detached property in Chertsey, Surrey, yesterd...

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Jun 25, 10:49 PM

Girl, 3, found dead with ‘seriously injured’ man arrested for her murder in Surrey

seriouslyinjuredsurrey

A 31-year-old man was found suffering a serious injury at the property.

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CenterMostly Factual
ABC7chicago.comNews report · Jun 25, 10:17 PM

Man charged, accused of sexually abusing 6-year-old girl in Chatham, Chicago police say

Chicago police have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl.

Open source
Details60/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
60/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 25, 10:17 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Jun 25, 10:49 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Jun 25, 11:12 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jun 25, 11:33 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.