← Today's headlines

3 sources checked · 2 source groups included · 1h ago

Different Spin

Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador

Iowa Capital Dispatch and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left0 Center1 Right
Optics
Same story. Different framing. Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftAppeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El SalvadorSource New MexicoMostly Factual
Right-leaningAppeals Court Weighs Bid to Stop Contempt Probe of Deportation FlightsThe Epoch TimesMixed

As of September 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador.
The headline split The left frames it as "Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador". The right frames it as "Appeals Court Weighs Bid to Stop Contempt Probe of Deportation Flights".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftAppeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador

Source New Mexico · Center-left · News report

CenterNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

Right / center-rightAppeals Court Weighs Bid to Stop Contempt Probe of Deportation Flights

The Epoch Times · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Source New MexicoNews report · Sep 29, 10:34 PM

Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador

WASHINGTON — Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal co...

Open source
RightMixed
The Epoch TimesNews report · Sep 29, 9:43 PM

Appeals Court Weighs Bid to Stop Contempt Probe of Deportation Flights

The DOJ is asking the D.C. Circuit to halt Judge James Boasberg’s inquiry into March 2025 Alien Enemies Act removals to El Salvador.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Iowa Capital DispatchNews report · Sep 29, 9:30 PM

Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador

WASHINGTON — Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal co...

Open source
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 29, 9:30 PM: Iowa Capital Dispatch joined the source map.

Sep 29, 9:43 PM: The Epoch Times joined the source map.

Sep 29, 10:34 PM: Source New Mexico joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.