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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 17, 5:42 AM
Body found in water near Lawyers Head in Dunedin
found
Police are investigating after a member of the public found a body.
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4 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Different Spin
Body found in water near Lawyers Head in Dunedin
The Sun's headline sensationalizes the discovery by adding specific, potentially inaccurate details about the deceased and the location, unlike other factual reports.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftBody found in the water near coastal Dunedin
Stuff (New Zealand)Mostly Factual
found
Right-leaningBody of missing man, 50, found in ancient woodland as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death
The SunMixed
missingman, 50ancient woodland
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The New Zealand HeraldHighBody found in water near Lawyers Head in Dunedin
As of August 17, 2026 at 5:42 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police are investigating after a member of the public found a body.
The headline split The left frames it as "Body found in the water near coastal Dunedin". The right frames it as "Body of missing man, 50, found in ancient woodland as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
95/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBody found in the water near coastal Dunedin
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterBody found in water near Lawyers Head in Dunedin
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightBody of missing man, 50, found in ancient woodland as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death
The Sun · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Open source
RightMixed
The SunNews report · Aug 17, 5:39 AM
Body of missing man, 50, found in ancient woodland as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death
missingman, 50ancient woodlandcops probeunexplained
THE body of a 50-year-old man has been found in an ancient woodland spot with police probing the "unexplained" death. Thames Valley Police officers said they made the tragic discovery in Sh...
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 17, 5:35 AM
Body found in the water near coastal Dunedin
found
A body was found by a member of the public in the water near Laywers Head.
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 17, 5:32 AM
Body located in water near Dunedin coast
located
A member of the public discovered the body near John Wilson Ocean Drive and it has since been recovered.
Details95/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
95/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 17, 5:32 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 17, 5:35 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Aug 17, 5:39 AM: The Sun joined the source map.
Aug 17, 5:42 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 95/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.