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Body found at Christchurch property believed to be missing man Braydon Hepworth

CBS News - US and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left1 Center0 Right
Still watching. Optics is waiting for a cleaner match before calling the split.

STILL WATCHING

As of October 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Braydon Hepworth's mum begged anyone who knew anything about her son's disappearance to speak up - "someone knows something".
The headline split The left frames it as "Body found in search for missing Christchurch father". The center frames it as "Body found at Christchurch property believed to be missing man Braydon Hepworth".
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

73/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBody found in search for missing Christchurch father

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

CenterBody found at Christchurch property believed to be missing man Braydon Hepworth

Radio New Zealand · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 8, 2:01 AM

Body found in search for missing Christchurch father

Police confirmed the discovery on Thursday afternoon after executing multiple search warrants.

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CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 8, 2:34 AM

Body found at Christchurch property believed to be missing man Braydon Hepworth

Braydon Hepworth's mum begged anyone who knew anything about her son's disappearance to speak up - "someone knows something".

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
CBS News - USNews report · Oct 7, 11:59 PM

Inside the hourslong search for missing boy in Maryland: "I got him!"

Police found a little boy just feet from a busy road, with the help of a bloodhound named Bo. Tom Hanson has the story.

Open source
Details73/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
73/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 7, 11:59 PM: CBS News - US joined the source map.

Oct 8, 2:01 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Oct 8, 2:34 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.