5 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 56m ago
Different Spin
Eleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register and given supervision order
The Independent and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.
1 Left2 Center2 Right
Same story. Different framing.Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftEleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register after disgraced husband jailedThe IndependentMostly Factual
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Right-leaningEx-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife Eleanor placed on sex offenders register after aiding & abetting husbandThe SunMixed
Center baseline · The Belfast TelegraphHighEleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register and given supervision order
As of November 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedEleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register and given supervision order.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Eleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register after disgraced husband jailed". The right frames it as "Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife Eleanor placed on sex offenders register after aid...".
Match confidenceMedium 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
57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register after disgraced husband jailed
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterEleanor Donaldson placed on sex offenders’ register and given supervision order
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightJeffrey Donaldson's wife Eleanor placed on sex offenders' register after his rape conviction
Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife Eleanor placed on sex offenders register after aiding & abetting husband
THE wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been placed on the sex offenders list for five years. Eleanor Donaldson, 60, was also given a three-year supervision and treatment order...
