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BBC NewsNews report · Jul 19, 8:49 PM
Fire crews battling blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
A huge plume of smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife on Sunday evening.
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Different Spin
Fire crews battling blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
A huge plume of smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife on Sunday evening.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftArthur’s Seat fire: Crews tackle blaze on Edinburgh landmark
The IndependentMostly Factual
crewstackleblaze
Right-leaningCenter-rightFire breaks out at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
Sky NewsHigh
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BBC NewsHighFire crews battling blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
As of July 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A huge plume of smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife on Sunday evening.
The headline split The left frames it as "Arthur’s Seat fire: Crews tackle blaze on Edinburgh landmark". The right frames it as "Fire breaks out at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftArthur’s Seat fire: Crews tackle blaze on Edinburgh landmark
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterFire crews battling blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightFire breaks out at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
Sky News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Jul 19, 8:51 PM
Arthur’s Seat fire: Crews tackle blaze on Edinburgh landmark
crewstackleblazelandmark
It came as crews continued to battle a wildfire in the Cairngorms
Center-rightHigh
Sky NewsNews report · Jul 19, 8:51 PM
Fire breaks out at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
breaksarthurs
Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out at Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 19, 8:49 PM: BBC News joined the source map.
Jul 19, 8:51 PM: Sky News joined the source map.
Jul 19, 8:51 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.