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Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

The Seattle Times and WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 8 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

8 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

18/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftCourt documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

CenterCourt documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCourt documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 1, 10:40 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 1, 11:47 PM

Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida, court documents show

The golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in March.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 1, 10:40 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 1, 10:40 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 1, 10:40 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Sep 1, 10:40 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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The Washington TimesNews report · Sep 1, 10:20 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 1, 10:09 PM

Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

Court documents show that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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Details18/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 8 sources
18/99 Wording GapHigh confidence8 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 11 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 1, 10:09 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 1, 10:20 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Sep 1, 10:40 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Sep 1, 10:40 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 18/99 and story health is stable · 11 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.