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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 Rolling Stone stays flat.

1 Left8 Center1 Right
Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftKaty Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Tik Tok VideoRolling StoneMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightKaty Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clipThe Washington TimesMixed
blasts
Center baseline · WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)HighKaty Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

As of July 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Katy 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 split The left frames it as "Katy Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Tik To...". The right frames it as "Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip".
Match confidence High confidence. 10 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

10 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceModerate

71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftKaty Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Tik Tok Video

Rolling Stone · Center-left · News report

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

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

Open source
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

Open source
CenterHigh
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

Open source
CenterHigh
WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

Open source
CenterHigh
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Jul 25, 10:53 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' White House used her song in Iran strike video: 'I did not approve this'

Katy 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.

Open source
Center-rightMixed
The Washington TimesNews report · Jul 25, 9:17 PM

Katy Perry blasts White House for using 'Firework' in Iran strike clip

blasts

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...

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CenterHigh
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Jul 25, 8:30 PM

No U.S. or Iran strike reported for first time in 2 weeks

ATHENS, Greece / WASHINGTON >> Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast today, but the U.S. held back from launching air stri...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Rolling StoneNews report · Jul 25, 8:01 PM

Katy Perry ‘Deeply Appalled’ After White House Uses ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Tik Tok Video

"My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare," singer wrote Saturday in response to post

Open source
Details71/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 10 sources
71/99 Wording GapHigh confidence10 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 25, 8:01 PM: Rolling Stone joined the source map.

Jul 25, 8:30 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Jul 25, 9:17 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Jul 25, 10:53 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.