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Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park

Stuff (New Zealand) and The Sydney Morning Herald describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left1 Center0 Right
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As of October 22, 2026 at 11:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park". The center frames it as "Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park".
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 confidenceMild

46/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBoy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park

The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report

CenterBoy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

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

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Oct 22, 11:57 PM

Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park

A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Oct 22, 11:57 PM

Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park

A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 22, 11:18 PM

Boy, 14, allegedly raped in Australian park in random attack

Detectives believe the 14-year-old boy and the 70-year-old man charged over the alleged attack did not know each other.

Open source
Details46/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
46/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 22, 11:18 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Oct 22, 11:57 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Oct 22, 11:57 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.