21 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 3h ago
Headlines vary significantly, from reporting arrests for a suspected plot to emphasizing US involvement, broader threats, or a potential Iran link.
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
As of September 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
21 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
90/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
The Independent · Center-left · News report
Al Jazeera English · Center · News report
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in the UK on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
"The arrest in the UK was fantastic. Working with Britain, it was an amazing job," Trump said, adding that the individuals had already been under investigation.
Five men arrested near RAF Fairford may have planned a complex, coordinated VBIED attack on U.S. strategic bombers, a former intelligence official says.
Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after armed police stopped three vans travelling towards RAF Fairford
Counter-terror police are probing whether Iran is linked to an alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford - which is thought to have been foiled by a local farmer practically by chance. On Sunday, f...
British police arrested several men on suspicion of terror and explosives offenses on Sunday and evacuated homes near an air base that the U.S. Air Force had been using to facilitate strike...
U.K. police say five men were arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three vehicles were spotted near an air base the U.S. military has been using to launch attacks o...
LONDON — U.K. police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the U.S. during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a t...
A HERO farmer thwarted a massive terror attack on an RAF base after spotting suspects in balaclavas on her way home from a party. The late-night sighting metres from RAF Fairford in Glouces...
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is behind a suspected bomb plot in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, after officers found explosives in three vans stopped just minute...
Investigators are examining a possible Iran connection after suspicious vehicles were stopped near RAF Fairford
The British counterterrorism police say the men were arrested after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be traveling toward R.A.F. Fairford early on Sunday.
The men have been detained on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported to be travelling towards the base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base.
Five men are in British police custody on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act after being arrested early Sunday near a U.K. air base that is used by the U.S. military, authorities there s...
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Now: Wording Gap is 90/99 and story health is stable · 21 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.