CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 1, 4:39 AM
5.2 magnitude quake strikes near Te Anau
More than 1400 people reported feeling the quake on Saturday afternoon.
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4 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago
Different Spin
5.2 magnitude quake strikes near Te Anau
Stuff (New Zealand) and Epoch Times World describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left2 Center1 Right
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftMagnitude 5.2 quake near Te Anau shakes South Island
Stuff (New Zealand)Mostly Factual
Right-leaningMagnitude 4.7 Quake Strikes Near Italy’s Naples, Causing Outages and Damage
Epoch Times WorldMixed
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Radio New ZealandHigh5.2 magnitude quake strikes near Te Anau
As of August 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened More than 1400 people reported feeling the quake on Saturday afternoon.
The headline split The left frames it as "Magnitude 5.2 quake near Te Anau shakes South Island". The right frames it as "Magnitude 4.7 Quake Strikes Near Italy’s Naples, Causing Outages and Damage".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
76/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMagnitude 5.2 quake near Te Anau shakes South Island
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
Center5.2 magnitude quake strikes near Te Anau
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMagnitude 4.7 Quake Strikes Near Italy’s Naples, Causing Outages and Damage
Epoch Times World · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Open source
CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 1, 4:15 AM
Te Anau rattled by magnitude 5.2 earthquake
The jolt hit at 3.23pm, about 35km northwest of Te Anau.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 1, 3:38 AM
Magnitude 5.2 quake near Te Anau shakes South Island
The earthquake occurred at 3.23pm, about 35km north-west of Te Anau.
RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Aug 1, 3:30 AM
Magnitude 4.7 Quake Strikes Near Italy’s Naples, Causing Outages and Damage
NAPLES, Italy—A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and ...
Details76/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
76/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 1, 3:30 AM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.
Aug 1, 3:38 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Aug 1, 4:15 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 1, 4:39 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 76/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.