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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
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‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
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As of October 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Center‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-right‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Oct 11, 10:00 AM
‘Death’ is the biggest fear in the U.S.: survey
A nationwide survey found that "death" is the number one fear in 17 out of 50 U.S. states
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 6 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence6 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 11, 10:00 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 10:00 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 10:00 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Oct 11, 10:00 AM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.