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Cavalry soldier who planned to rape baby is jailed

Headlines vary from emphasizing a judge's emotional reaction and the crime's nature to focusing on investigative details or simply stating the outcome and sentence length.

2 Left0 Center2 Right
Same story. Different framing. Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftCavalry soldier who planned to rape baby is jailedMetro UKMostly Factual
jailed
Right-leaningJudge's horror at 'cold and calculated' Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape babyDaily ExpressMixed
Judge's horrorcold and calculated

As of September 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Judge Adam Hiddleston told Jarvis 'this was not a case of fantasy on your part', and concluded that the soldier was serious about raping the children.
The headline split The left frames it as "Cavalry soldier who planned to rape baby is jailed". The right frames it as "Judge's horror at 'cold and calculated' Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape baby".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftCavalry soldier who planned to rape baby is jailed

Metro UK · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightJudge's horror at 'cold and calculated' Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape baby

Daily Express · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Sep 10, 10:39 AM

Judge's horror at 'cold and calculated' Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape baby

Judge's horrorcold and calculated

Graham Jarvis, 38, struck a deal with a woman he met online to sexually abuse her children

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Sep 10, 11:53 AM

Cavalry soldier who planned to rape baby is jailed

jailed

Judge Adam Hiddleston told Jarvis 'this was not a case of fantasy on your part', and concluded that the soldier was serious about raping the children.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Sep 10, 10:54 AM

Household Cavalry soldier snared by undercover police officer after plotting to rape 10-month-old baby

snared by undercover police officer10-month-old

Graham Jarvis, 38, was sentenced to 12 years in jail at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday

Open source
Center-rightHigh
Sky NewsNews report · Sep 10, 10:36 AM

Soldier who plotted to rape baby jailed for 12 years

jailed for 12 years

A Household Cavalry soldier who plotted to rape a young girl and a 10-month-old baby has been jailed for 12 years.

Open source
Details65/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
65/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 10, 10:36 AM: Sky News joined the source map.

Sep 10, 10:39 AM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Sep 10, 10:54 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Sep 10, 11:53 AM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.