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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 16, 11:03 PM
Body found in car fire on rural road in Aria, Waitomo district
The body was found early yesterday morning.
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Different Spin
Body found in car fire on rural road in Aria, Waitomo district
Stuff (New Zealand) and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left3 Center1 Right
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-left‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burning car
Stuff (New Zealand)Mostly Factual
Right-leaningNo match yetStill watching for a right pickup
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The New Zealand HeraldHighBody found in car fire on rural road in Aria, Waitomo district
As of August 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The body was found early yesterday morning.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burnin...". The center frames it as "Body found along shoreline of Bde Maka Ska".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
87/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burning car
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterBody found in car fire on rural road in Aria, Waitomo district
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightM56 shut near Manchester Airport after major crash as car on fire and emergency crews swarm scene
The Sun UK · Right · News report
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The Sun UKNews report · Aug 16, 11:32 PM
M56 shut near Manchester Airport after major crash as car on fire and emergency crews swarm scene
THE M56 has been shut near a major airport following a multi-vehicle crash causing one car to catch fire. Emergency services have rushed to the M56 in Cheshire near Manchester Airport and c...
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 16, 11:27 PM
‘Stuff like this never happens in our little community’: Shock after body found in burning car
Police are treating the death as unexplained after a person was found inside a burning vehicle on Mokauiti Rd.
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 16, 11:05 PM
Post-mortem examination after body found in burning car in Waitomo
The death is being treated by police as 'unexplained'.
CenterHigh
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 16, 9:33 PM
Body found along shoreline of Bde Maka Ska
A decomposed body was found along Bde Maka Ska's shore Sunday morning.
Details87/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
87/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 16, 9:33 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 11:03 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 16, 11:05 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 16, 11:27 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 87/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.