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Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girl

Metro UK and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

3 Left0 Center1 Right
Same story. Different framing. Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftKatie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girlMetro UKMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightJudge brands Katie Price a 'dangerous witness' as Kieran Hayler is cleared of rape - as her ex vows to 'rebuild his life after years of absolute hell'Daily MailMixed

As of October 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girl.
The headline split The left frames it as "Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girl". The right frames it as "Judge brands Katie Price a 'dangerous witness' as Kieran Hayler is cleared of rape - as h...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

74/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftKatie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girl

Metro UK · Center-left · News report

CenterNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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Right / center-rightJudge brands Katie Price a 'dangerous witness' as Kieran Hayler is cleared of rape - as her ex vows to 'rebuild his life after ye...

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Metro UKNews report · Oct 22, 11:26 AM

Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of raping 13-year-old girl

Kieran Hayler has been acquitted of eight counts (Picture: PA) Kieran Hayler has been acquitted of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl when he was married to Katie Price. The...

Open source
Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Oct 22, 12:59 PM

Judge brands Katie Price a 'dangerous witness' as Kieran Hayler is cleared of rape - as her ex vows to 'rebuild his life after years of absolute hell'

Kieran Hayler, 39, has been cleared of sexually assaulting and raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in West Sussex in 2016.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Oct 22, 11:32 AM

Katie Price's ex-husband found not guilty of raping teenage girl

Kieran Hayler alleged that the claims were ‘a smear campaign’ orchestrated by his ex

Open source
Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Oct 22, 11:20 AM

Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler found not guilty of rape and sexual assault against child, 13

Katie Price's ex-husband Kieran Hayler, 39, had been accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016

Open source
Details74/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
74/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 22, 11:20 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Oct 22, 11:26 AM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Oct 22, 11:32 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Oct 22, 12:59 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.