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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Aug 14, 1:00 PM
8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
Depend on Social Security benefits for your income? Where you live determines if your benefits are hit with state taxes.
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8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
Fortune and The Post-Standard (Syracuse) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Depend on Social Security benefits for your income? Where you live determines if your benefits are hit with state taxes.
The headline split The left frames it as "Social Security is celebrating its 91st birthday. It won’t live to 100, watchdog warns". The center frames it as "8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSocial Security is celebrating its 91st birthday. It won’t live to 100, watchdog warns
Fortune · Center-left · News report
Center8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
The Birmingham News (AL.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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FortuneNews report · Aug 14, 1:02 PM
Social Security is celebrating its 91st birthday. It won’t live to 100, watchdog warns
"Social Security won’t make it past age 97 as things currently stand," said the CRFB's Maya Macguineas. "At least not in its current form."
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Star LedgerNews report · Aug 14, 1:00 PM
8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
Depend on Social Security benefits for your income? Where you live determines if your benefits are hit with state taxes.
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Aug 14, 1:00 PM
8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
Depend on Social Security benefits for your income? Where you live determines if your benefits are hit with state taxes.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Aug 14, 1:00 PM
8 states tax your Social Security benefits: Here’s the list
Depend on Social Security benefits for your income? Where you live determines if your benefits are hit with state taxes.
Details68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
68/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 14, 1:00 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.
Aug 14, 1:00 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.
Aug 14, 1:00 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.
Aug 14, 1:00 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.