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Fire breaks out in House, reaches 1st alarm

Middle East Eye and Manila Bulletin describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Fire breaks out in House, reaches 1st alarm.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fire breaks out in Iraq’s Kurdish region after drone attack". The center frames it as "Fire breaks out in House, reaches 1st alarm".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftFire breaks out in Iraq’s Kurdish region after drone attack

Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report

CenterFire breaks out in House, reaches 1st alarm

Manila Bulletin · Center · News report

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Manila BulletinNews report · Aug 2, 3:09 AM

Fire breaks out in House, reaches 1st alarm

A fire that reached the first alarm struck the House of Representatives in Batasan, Quezon City on Sunday morning, Aug. 2. Jake Santiago of the House Press and Public Affair Bureau (PPAB) c...

Open source
Center-leftMixed
Middle East EyeNews report · Aug 2, 3:07 AM

Fire breaks out in Iraq’s Kurdish region after drone attack

Fire breaks out in Iraq’s Kurdish region after drone attack A fire has broken out in the Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah in the northern Kurdish region following a drone attack, Iraq’s Shafaq Ne...

Open source
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
60/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 2, 3:07 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

Aug 2, 3:09 AM: Manila Bulletin joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.