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Katy Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post

The Gateway Pundit reaches for "leftist" where Buzz Feed News stays flat.

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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-leaningKaty Perry 'appalled' Trump 'weaponized' her song in military video: 'Complete violation'Raw StoryMixed
Right-leaningCenter-right‘Appalled And Angry’: Pop Star Katy Perry Slams White House Use of Hit SongMediaiteMostly Factual
Center baseline · BloombergHighKaty Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post

As of July 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Pop singer Katy Perry denounced the Trump administration for using her song Firework without her approval in a social media video showing footage of military strikes in Iran.
The headline split The left frames it as "Katy Perry 'appalled' Trump 'weaponized' her song in military video: 'Complete violation'". The right frames it as "‘Appalled And Angry’: Pop Star Katy Perry Slams White House Use of Hit Song".
Match confidence High confidence. 8 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

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

Framing confidenceStrong

93/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

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 Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post

Bloomberg · Center · News report

Right / center-rightLeftist Singer Katy Perry Gets Savagely ROASTED After Whining Over Trump WH Posting This Video of U.S. Striking Iran While One of...

The Gateway Pundit · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
BloombergNews report · Jul 25, 5:02 PM

Katy Perry Decries White House Using ‘Firework’ in Iran War Post

Pop singer Katy Perry denounced the Trump administration for using her song Firework without her approval in a social media video showing footage of military strikes in Iran.

Open source
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
RightVery Low
The Gateway PunditNews report · Jul 25, 7:00 PM

Leftist Singer Katy Perry Gets Savagely ROASTED After Whining Over Trump WH Posting This Video of U.S. Striking Iran While One of Her Songs Plays (VIDEO)

leftist

Far-left singer Katy Perry is going viral after throwing a tantrum over the Trump White House using one of her songs in a Tik Tok video.

Open source
CenterHigh
The HillNews report · Jul 25, 6:08 PM

Katy Perry blasts White House use of song on Iran strike Tik Tok: ‘Deeply appalled’

Pop singer Katy Perry on Saturday criticized the unauthorized use of her music in the background of a White House Tik Tok video showing strikes on Iranian targets. The White House used her...

Open source
LeftMixed
Raw StoryNews report · Jul 25, 5:29 PM

Katy Perry 'appalled' Trump 'weaponized' her song in military video: 'Complete violation'

A pop star is furious her song appeared in a White House video about military strikes in Iran. Katy Perry took to X Saturday to condemn the Trump administration for using her 2010 hit "Fire...

Open source
LeftMixed
BuzzFeed NewsNews report · Jul 25, 5:13 PM

"A Complete Violation": Katy Perry Just Called Out The White House For Its "Firework" Video

"I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it." View Entire Post ›

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Center-rightMostly Factual
MediaiteNews report · Jul 25, 4:45 PM

‘Appalled And Angry’: Pop Star Katy Perry Slams White House Use of Hit Song

Songstress Katy Perry is the latest musical artist to admonish the White House for using their music to promote the MAGA agenda. The post ‘Appalled And Angry’: Pop Star Katy Perry Slams Whi...

Open source
CenterHigh
WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Jul 25, 4:04 PM

Iran war threatens to blunt GOP turnout in midterm battlegrounds

The escalating war with Iran is threatening to depress Republican turnout ahead of the midterms, as new polling shows President Trump’s MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict. Th...

Open source
Details93/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 8 sources
93/99 Wording GapHigh confidence8 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 25, 4:04 PM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Jul 25, 4:45 PM: Mediaite joined the source map.

Jul 25, 5:02 PM: Bloomberg joined the source map.

Jul 25, 5:13 PM: BuzzFeed News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 93/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.