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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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7 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 34m ago
Mostly Same
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
All headlines use identical phrasing, indicating no framing differences across sources.
1 Left5 Center1 Right
MOSTLY SAME
As of September 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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-left5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report
Center5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-right5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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OregonianNews report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 10, 12:01 PM
5 dead, 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire
Forty-three people have been rescued from the ferry.
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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 10, 10:28 AM
Drone video shows aftermath of deadly ferry fire off the Philippines
Drone video from the Philippine Coast Guard shows smoke rising from the burned out MV June Aster off Palawan.
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
Sep 10, 10:28 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Sep 10, 12:01 PM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.
Sep 10, 12:01 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Sep 10, 12:01 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.