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BBC NewsNews report · Jul 26, 8:32 PM
Four people including baby die after car crash
Four people, including a baby, died after a car crashed into trees in Derby. The driver was arrested.
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Different Spin
Four people including baby die after car crash
The Sun reaches for "crashes" where Metro UK stays flat.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftBaby girl among four killed after car smashes into trees in Derby
Metro UKMostly Factual
Right-leaningFour killed including baby girl & one left injured after car crashes into trees in horror smash as cops arrest driver
The SunMixed
crashes
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BBC NewsHighFour people including baby die after car crash
As of July 26, 2026 at 11:07 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Four people, including a baby, died after a car crashed into trees in Derby. The driver was arrested.
The headline split The left frames it as "Baby girl among four killed after car smashes into trees in Derby". The right frames it as "Four killed including baby girl & one left injured after car crashes into trees in horror...".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBaby girl among four killed after car smashes into trees in Derby
Metro UK · Center-left · News report
CenterFour people including baby die after car crash
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightFamily of 4 men killed in Liverpool car crash break silence with 11 word tribute
Daily Express · Right · News report
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CenterHigh
The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Jul 26, 11:07 PM
Seven people die in separate crashes over weekend from Northland to Dunedin
Meanwhile four people were arrested for anti-social driving, throwing bottles in Taranaki.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Jul 26, 8:42 PM
Baby girl among four killed after car smashes into trees in Derby
A driver has been arrested after a car crash killed four people on the A38
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jul 26, 8:32 PM
Family of 4 men killed in Liverpool car crash break silence with 11 word tribute
The group were in a car that crashed into a lamppost in Liverpool on Friday.
RightMixed
The SunNews report · Jul 26, 8:23 PM
Four killed including baby girl & one left injured after car crashes into trees in horror smash as cops arrest driver
crashes
FOUR people including a baby girl have tragically died after a car crashed into trees as one person was rushed to hospital. Emergency services were called to a stretch of road between the A...
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Jul 26, 8:10 PM
Baby girl among four people killed in Derby A38 horror crash
The driver, a 33-year-old man, was taken to hospital and has since been arrested
Details66/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
66/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 26, 8:10 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
Jul 26, 8:23 PM: The Sun joined the source map.
Jul 26, 8:32 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.
Jul 26, 8:32 PM: BBC News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.