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Hundreds gather at Glasgow green protests

The National (Scotland) and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The Pink Ladies organised their event at Glasgow Green, prompting opposing groups, including Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), to arrange a counter protest.
The headline split The left frames it as "Counter-protesters gather in Glasgow to drown out anti-immigration rally". The center frames it as "Hundreds gather at Glasgow green protests".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftHundreds gather in Glasgow for anti-immigration rally and counter protest

The Herald (Scotland) · Center-left · News report

CenterHundreds gather at Glasgow green protests

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
The Herald (Scotland)News report · Sep 12, 1:35 PM

Hundreds gather in Glasgow for anti-immigration rally and counter protest

Hundreds have gathered in Glasgow for an anti-immigration rally and associated counter protest.

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The National (Scotland)News report · Sep 12, 1:57 PM

Counter-protesters gather in Glasgow to drown out anti-immigration rally

COUNTER-PROTESTERS have gathered in Glasgow in a bid to drown out an anti-immigration rally attended by people trying to “divide communities” across Scotland...

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CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Sep 12, 1:47 PM

Hundreds gather at Glasgow green protests

The Pink Ladies organised their event at Glasgow Green, prompting opposing groups, including Stand Up To Racism (SUTR), to arrange a counter protest.

Open source
Details71/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
71/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 12, 1:35 PM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Sep 12, 1:47 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Sep 12, 1:57 PM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.