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BBC NewsNews report · Aug 23, 2:48 AM
Cyber attack shut down small power plant
The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.
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Cyber attack shut down small power plant
Middle East Eye and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 23, 2026 at 5:35 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The government says at no point was there a risk to the UK's energy system during the attack in July.
The headline split The left frames it as "Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days, The Telegraph reports". The right frames it as "Iranian hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for four days after major cyber attack".
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
52/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days, The Telegraph reports
Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report
CenterCyber attack shut down small power plant
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightIranian hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for four days after major cyber attack
Daily Express · Right · News report
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Middle East EyeNews report · Aug 23, 5:35 AM
Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days, The Telegraph reports
Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for four days, The Telegraph reports Iranian hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack, according to Br...
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The Mirror UKNews report · Aug 23, 12:06 AM
UK power plant 'shut down for four days' after major Iran-linked cyber attack
The incident took place in July, at the same time as a series of attacks on US water infrastructure which sparked worry in the White House and affected 12 states
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Daily ExpressNews report · Aug 22, 11:39 PM
Iranian hackers ‘shut down UK power plant’ for four days after major cyber attack
The exact location of the power plant has not been disclosed for security reasons, but it was offline for days.
Details52/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
52/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 22, 11:39 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.
Aug 23, 12:06 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.
Aug 23, 2:48 AM: BBC News joined the source map.
Aug 23, 3:52 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.