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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM
Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
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Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
Stuff (New Zealand) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 11, 2026 at 7:42 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
The headline split The left frames it as "Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Whakatāne". The center frames it as "Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 8 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
8 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMagnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Whakatāne
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterColombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM
Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM
Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM
Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100
Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 11, 6:55 AM
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Whakatāne
More than 1700 people reported feeling the shallow earthquake on Tuesday evening
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 11, 6:38 AM
Search and rescue efforts underway in Colombia after powerful earthquake kills at least 132
By Monday night, more than 2,700 people had been reported missing.
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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Aug 11, 4:24 AM
Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
The U.S. State Department announced it will provide $15.5 million in emergency aid.
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The Conversation (AU)News report · Aug 11, 4:16 AM
Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive
Many buildings in Colombia have thin concrete walls, which makes them extremely vulnerable to collapse.
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 8 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence8 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 11, 4:16 AM: The Conversation (AU) joined the source map.
Aug 11, 4:24 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.
Aug 11, 6:38 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Aug 11, 6:55 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.