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Different Spin

Australia's superstar steals show from Adam Ramsay-Peaty at Commonwealth Games as Scotland miss out

Headlines vary from focusing on the competition's outcome and national pride to the athlete's emotional reaction, personal disappointment, or a generic event overview.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftNew Zealand schedule and results for the Commonwealth GamesStuff (New Zealand)Mostly Factual
schedule and resultsCommonwealth Games
Right-leaning‘I feel like I deserve more’ – Adam Ramsay-Peaty breaks down in tears in X-rated reaction to Commonwealth Games bronzeThe Sun UKLow
breaks down in tearsX-rated reactiondeserve more
Center baseline · The ScotsmanMostly FactualAustralia's superstar steals show from Adam Ramsay-Peaty at Commonwealth Games as Scotland miss out

As of July 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Drama in the pool on second night as Williamson shines.
The headline split The left frames it as "New Zealand schedule and results for the Commonwealth Games". The right frames it as "‘I feel like I deserve more’ – Adam Ramsay-Peaty breaks down in tears in X-rated reaction...".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

80/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNew Zealand schedule and results for the Commonwealth Games

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterAustralia's superstar steals show from Adam Ramsay-Peaty at Commonwealth Games as Scotland miss out

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-right‘I feel like I deserve more’ – Adam Ramsay-Peaty breaks down in tears in X-rated reaction to Commonwealth Games bronze

The Sun UK · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jul 25, 9:31 PM

New Zealand schedule and results for the Commonwealth Games

schedule and resultsCommonwealth Games

The 2026 Commonwealth Games will feature 116 Kiwis competing in Glasgow.

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RightLow
The Sun UKNews report · Jul 25, 10:10 PM

‘I feel like I deserve more’ – Adam Ramsay-Peaty breaks down in tears in X-rated reaction to Commonwealth Games bronze

breaks down in tearsX-rated reactiondeserve more

EMOTIONAL Adam Ramsay-Peaty broke down in tears as he revealed he was humbled by a shock Commonwealth Games defeat. The three-time Olympic champion, 31, walked away from the Tollcross Inter...

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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Jul 25, 9:28 PM

Adam Ramsay-Peaty kisses pregnant wife Holly's baby bump as he misses out on gold and finishes in third place in the 100m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games

kisses pregnant wifemisses out on goldthird place

Adam Ramsay-Peaty kissed pregnant wife Holly as he missed out on his 33rd major gold medal as he finished in third place in the 100m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

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CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Jul 25, 8:54 PM

Australia's superstar steals show from Adam Ramsay-Peaty at Commonwealth Games as Scotland miss out

Australia's superstar steals showScotland miss out

Drama in the pool on second night as Williamson shines

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CenterMostly Factual
NZ HeraldNews report · Jul 25, 8:21 PM

Commonwealth Games: Erika Fairweather adds bronze to medal haul, Hazel Ouwehand claims butterfly bronze

Fairweather and Ouwehand both got on the medal podium in Glasgow.

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Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 25, 6:28 PM

Sean Mc Cann misses out on medal but Commonwealth Games dream isn't over

Sean Mc Cann - the younger brother of Madeleine Mc Cann - competed in the men's 400m freestyle swimming final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and was supported by his family in the cro...

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Details80/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
80/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 25, 6:28 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jul 25, 8:21 PM: NZ Herald joined the source map.

Jul 25, 8:54 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Jul 25, 9:28 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 80/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.