CenterHigh
WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Oct 3, 12:19 PM
Coast Guard searching for missing plane off Nantucket
The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search Saturday for a missing Boston-bound plane off the coast of Nantucket.
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6 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 21m ago
Different Spin
Coast Guard searching for missing plane off Nantucket
NBC News and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftCoast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet
NBC NewsHigh
Right-leaningPlane carrying six people goes missing after taking off from Bermuda as US Coast Guard launches desperate search
The Sun UKLow
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)HighCoast Guard searching for missing plane off Nantucket
As of October 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search Saturday for a missing Boston-bound plane off the coast of Nantucket.
The headline split The left frames it as "Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet". The right frames it as "Plane carrying six people goes missing after taking off from Bermuda as US Coast Guard la...".
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 confidenceStrong
78/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftCoast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet
NBC News · Center-left · News report
CenterCoast Guard searching for missing plane off Nantucket
WCVB Boston (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightBoston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
Fox News · Center-right · News report
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CenterHigh
WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Oct 3, 12:04 PM
Milwaukee police searching for critically missing boys
Milwaukee police are searching for two critically missing boys.
Center-rightMixed
Fox NewsNews report · Oct 3, 11:59 AM
Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
A Gulfstream G100 with six people on board vanished en route to Boston from Bermuda on Saturday as search crews deploy off Nantucket to conduct a search.
Center-leftHigh
NBC NewsNews report · Oct 3, 11:51 AM
Coast Guard searching off Nantucket for missing Boston-bound jet
The United States Coast Guard is searching for a Gulfstream jet carrying six people that lost contact with flight controllers Saturday morning on its way to Boston from the island of Bermud...
RightLow
The Sun UKNews report · Oct 3, 11:42 AM
Plane carrying six people goes missing after taking off from Bermuda as US Coast Guard launches desperate search
A PLANE carrying six people has vanished after taking off from Bermuda on Saturday morning. The US Coast Guard confirmed that it has launched a search for the craft and those on board. It n...
RightMixed
The Sun (US)News report · Oct 3, 11:42 AM
Plane carrying six people goes missing after taking off from Bermuda as US Coast Guard launches desperate search
A PLANE carrying six people has vanished after taking off from Bermuda on Saturday morning. The US Coast Guard confirmed that it has launched a search for the craft and those onboard. It no...
Details78/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
78/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 3, 11:42 AM: The Sun UK joined the source map.
Oct 3, 11:42 AM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.
Oct 3, 11:51 AM: NBC News joined the source map.
Oct 3, 11:59 AM: Fox News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 78/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.