CenterHigh
The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Nov 6, 12:59 PM
← Today's headlines
5 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 54m ago
Mostly Same
Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed
The National (Scotland) and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left2 Center2 Right
MOSTLY SAME
As of November 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed.
The headline split The left frames it as "Scottish childminder who neglected more than 20 children jailed". The right frames it as "Disgraced childminder who wilfully neglected children in her care jailed for two years".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
75/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftScottish childminder who neglected more than 20 children jailed
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterChildminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightChildminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised is jailed for two years
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Open source
Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Nov 6, 1:07 PM
Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised is jailed for two years
Amanda Mathewson, 55, looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed, and at one point 27 were found at her home in Dunfermline, Fife.
RightMixed
GB NewsNews report · Nov 6, 11:56 AM
Disgraced childminder who wilfully neglected children in her care jailed for two years
A childminder who admitted regularly neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years. Amanda Mathewson, 55, was only allowed to look after eight children, but o...
CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Nov 6, 11:56 AM
Childminder who neglected and abandoned children jailed for two years
Youngsters found unsupervised, with 27 at one point in her home
LeftMixed
The National (Scotland)News report · Nov 6, 11:57 AM
Scottish childminder who neglected more than 20 children jailed
A childminder who admitted wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed
Details75/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
75/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 6, 11:56 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Nov 6, 11:56 AM: GB News joined the source map.
Nov 6, 11:57 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Nov 6, 12:59 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.