CenterHigh
The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Oct 14, 9:58 AM
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7 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 48m ago
Different Spin
Body of man recovered amid search for missing fishing boat
The National (Scotland) and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.
3 Left3 Center1 Right
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningMan dead and two missing amid search for fishing boat off Scottish coast
The National (Scotland)Mixed
Right-leaningHorror as one man dead and two others missing as fishing boat sinks off UK coast
Daily ExpressMixed
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The Belfast TelegraphHighBody of man recovered amid search for missing fishing boat
As of October 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Body of man recovered amid search for missing fishing boat.
The headline split The left frames it as "Man dead and two missing amid search for fishing boat off Scottish coast". The right frames it as "Horror as one man dead and two others missing as fishing boat sinks off UK coast".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
63/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftDesperate search for missing fishing boat near Isle of Lewis after body found
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterBody of man recovered amid search for missing fishing boat
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightHorror as one man dead and two others missing as fishing boat sinks off UK coast
Daily Express · Right · News report
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CenterHigh
WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Oct 14, 10:32 AM
Greenville County deputies search for missing man with medical conditions
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing man.
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Oct 14, 10:05 AM
Desperate search for missing fishing boat near Isle of Lewis after body found
The body of one man has been recovered while two remain unaccounted for with searches ongoing
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Herald (Scotland)News report · Oct 14, 9:18 AM
Body found and two missing after fishing boat goes missing off Outer Hebrides
A body has been found and two men remain missing after a fishing boat went missing off Outer Hebrides.
LeftMixed
The National (Scotland)News report · Oct 14, 9:17 AM
Man dead and two missing amid search for fishing boat off Scottish coast
A BODY has been found amid a major search for three men who were on board a fishing boat that has gone missing near the Western Isles...
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Oct 14, 9:12 AM
Horror as one man dead and two others missing as fishing boat sinks off UK coast
An urgent search is underway.
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CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Oct 14, 9:06 AM
Body recovered as search continues for missing fishermen off Scottish island
The boat has been lost at sea since yesterday morning - the search continues
Details63/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
63/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 14, 9:06 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Oct 14, 9:12 AM: Daily Express joined the source map.
Oct 14, 9:17 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Oct 14, 9:18 AM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.