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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Nov 15, 7:34 PM
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Gregor Townsend hails impressive Scotland defence in win over Australia
The Journal (Ireland) and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Gregor Townsend hails impressive Scotland defence in win over Australia.
The headline split The left frames it as "Scotland grind out narrow Murrayfield win against Australia". The center frames it as "Scotland 15-12 Australia - player ratings from a lacklustre performance as hosts escape w...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftScotland grind out narrow Murrayfield win against Australia
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterGregor Townsend hails impressive Scotland defence in win over Australia
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CNA SingaporeNews report · Nov 15, 5:22 PM
Scotland deepen Australia gloom with 15-12 Nations Championship victory
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Irish IndependentNews report · Nov 15, 8:27 PM
Gregor Townsend hails impressive Scotland defence in win over Australia at Murrayfield
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The ScotsmanNews report · Nov 15, 5:17 PM
Scotland 15-12 Australia - player ratings from a lacklustre performance as hosts escape with win
Townsend’s side fail to put on a classic attacking display at Murrayfield but do just enough to see off Wallabies
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Nov 15, 5:27 PM
Scotland grind out narrow Murrayfield win against Australia
Scots move up to fourth in the Northern Hemisphere table ahead of next weekend’s final pool games.
Details62/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
62/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 15, 5:17 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Nov 15, 5:22 PM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.
Nov 15, 5:27 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Nov 15, 7:34 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.