22 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 29m ago
Non-news format (listicle, cartoon, horoscope, or similar feature) — excluded from spin comparison.
MOSTLY SAME
As of October 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
22 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
The Guardian - US Politics · Left · News report
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died at 84 years old.
Hastert, sentenced in April 2016 to 15 months in prison for bank fraud for trying to cover up payments to keep his molestation secret, died at his home over the weekend due to natural cause...
The Republican, who was sent to prison in 2016 in a hush-money case tied to the allegations, died over the weekend Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House speaker, died over...
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in U.S. history who later admitted sexually abusing several teenage boys, died Saturday at 84. The big picture: Hastert was the highes...
ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career...
Former GOP House Speaker Hastert dies at 84. Hastert was sentenced to prison in 2016 in a hush money case that revealed allegations of decades-old sexual abuse.
‘Pronounced deceased at his residence while under hospice care’
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
Eight years after stepping down from Congress, his standing crumbled when details surfaced regarding his abuse of young boys while employed as a high school civics teacher and wrestling coa...
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money payments made to cover u...
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert who served time in prison for a hush money case, has died at age 84
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died.
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who later admitted to sexually abusing children while a high school wrestling coach before entering politics, died over the weekend at his home in the C...
Former Republican Rep. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving GOP House Speaker, died at 84 after a career marred by his bank fraud conviction.
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died
Former Congressman Dennis Hastert, a Republican leader whose career ended in disgrace when he was accused of molesting five boys, has died. The post JUST IN: Ex-Republican Congressman and H...
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died.
CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the nation’s longest-serving Republican House speaker, who helped turn much of President George W. Bush’s agenda into law before his own political legacy was...
Former Rep. Dennis Hastert, who spent eight years as House speaker and later served prison time for scheming to cover up sexual abuse allegations, is dead.
Former United States House Speaker Dennis Hastert died over the weekend at the age of 84. Hastert died of natural causes at his home, according to the Kendall County coroner. Hastert was se...
Former U.S. House Speaker John Hastert has died at the age of 84 from natural causes.
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Oct 5, 12:33 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.
Oct 5, 1:26 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.
Oct 5, 1:30 PM: NBC News - Politics joined the source map.
Oct 5, 1:40 PM: Toronto Star joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 35 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.