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Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts verdict
Irish Times and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedEleanor Donaldson, the wife of disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, is to appeal against a jury verdict that she aided and abetted her husband's offending.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts finding that she aided her husband". The center frames it as "Eleanor Donaldson to appeal against trial of the facts verdict".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
48/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts finding that she aided her husband
Irish Times · Center-left · News report
CenterEleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts verdict
RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts verdict
Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, is to appeal against a jury verdict that she aided and abetted her husband's offending.
