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Childminder who neglected children and deceived parents jailed

The National (Scotland) and GB News describe the same event in different terms.

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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 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 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 neglected more than 20 children jailed

Sky News · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Sky NewsNews report · Nov 6, 11:20 AM

Childminder who neglected more than 20 children jailed

A childminder who admitted wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years.

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.

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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...

Open source
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

Open source
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

Open source
Details75/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
75/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 6, 11:20 AM: Sky News joined the source map.

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.

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.