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Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'
The Washington Times reaches for "blasts" where Honolulu Star-Advertiser stays flat.
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As of July 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedKaty Perry says the White House did not have permission to use her song "Firework" in a Tik Tok showing footage of U.S. military strikes in Iran.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve...". The right frames it as "Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
8 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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CenterKaty Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightKaty Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip
Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip
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KATY PERRY "appalled" that White House used her song "Firework" in a Tik Tok video about military strikes on Iran: "I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone...
No U.S. or Iran strike reported for first time in 2 weeks
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