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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 11, 9:56 AM
5 dead, 84 missing as Philippine firefighters search charred ferry
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
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5 dead, 84 missing as Philippine firefighters search charred ferry
ABC News - International and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The cause of the fire has not been determined.
The headline split The left frames it as "Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing". The center frames it as "Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing".
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 confidenceMild
31/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPhilippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
Center5 dead, 84 missing as Philippine firefighters search charred ferry
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Optics keeps watching for pickup.
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CenterMixed
Arab NewsNews report · Sep 11, 7:42 AM
Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
Firefighters in the Philippines have entered a burned ferry following a fire that resulted in five deaths and 84 people missing. The ferry was near Coron, Palawan province, at the time of t...
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Sep 11, 7:26 AM
Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
CORON, Philippines (AP) — Firefighters entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters on Friday after a fire two nights earlier left five people dead and 84 missing and produced heat and smok...
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 11, 6:49 AM
Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
Firefighters have entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters after a fire onboard left 84 people missing and at least five dead
Details31/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
31/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 11, 6:49 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Sep 11, 7:26 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Sep 11, 7:42 AM: Arab News joined the source map.
Sep 11, 9:56 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 31/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.