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British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

Most headlines factually report the theft of Guinness, while one source uses more dramatic language like "raided" and "brazen thieves" and includes the monetary value.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened LONDON (AP) — British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness.
The headline split The left frames it as "British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout". The right frames it as "Beer today, gone tomorrow! More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from depot by...".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMild

35/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBritish police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

ABC News - Business · Center-left · News report

CenterBritish police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightBeer today, gone tomorrow! More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from depot by two HGV trailers in evening heist

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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ABC News - BusinessNews report · Sep 3, 6:00 PM

British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

British police are working to recover 70,000 pints of stolen Guinness

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Daily MailNews report · Sep 3, 6:56 PM

Beer today, gone tomorrow! More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from depot by two HGV trailers in evening heist

Brazen thieves stole two HGV trailers containing more than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness worth £115,000 from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, on Monday evening.

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Sep 3, 6:00 PM

British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

LONDON (AP) — British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 3, 5:50 PM

British police try to track down theft of 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stout

British police are working to recover 70,000 pints of stolen Guinness.

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Irish TimesNews report · Sep 3, 5:42 PM

More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from English depot

Police believe two lorries driven into facility near Liverpool with estimated value of items taken to be roughly €238,000

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The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 3, 5:34 PM

Guinness depot raided as brazen thieves steal 70,000 pints worth £115k

raidedbrazen thieves£115k

Police said the thieves took off with two HGV trailers filled with £115,000 worth of Guinness - equalling 70,000 pints - at an industrial estate in Runcorn, Cheshire

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Details35/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
35/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 3, 5:34 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Sep 3, 5:42 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Sep 3, 5:50 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 3, 6:00 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 35/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.