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Irish TimesNews report · Jul 10, 6:03 AM
Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
Bonfire was due to be lit on Friday night but there had been widespread condemnation after effigy placed on top
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Different Spin
Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
Bonfire was due to be lit on Friday night but there had been widespread condemnation after effigy placed on top
2 Left1 Center1 Right
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningBonfire topped with 'vile' mosque effigy set alight before bid to remove hate display
The National (Scotland)Mixed
toppedvileeffigy
Right-leaningCenter-rightLoyalist bonfire with mosque replica on top is set alight before bid to remove display
Sky NewsHigh
loyalistreplica
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Irish TimesHighLoyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
As of July 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Bonfire was due to be lit on Friday night but there had been widespread condemnation after effigy placed on top.
The headline split The left frames it as "Bonfire topped with 'vile' mosque effigy set alight before bid to remove hate display". The right frames it as "Loyalist bonfire with mosque replica on top is set alight before bid to remove display".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
55/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBonfire topped with 'vile' mosque effigy set alight before bid to remove hate display
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterLoyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
Irish Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightLoyalist bonfire with mosque replica on top is set alight before bid to remove display
Sky News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Sky NewsNews report · Jul 10, 8:16 AM
Loyalist bonfire with mosque replica on top is set alight before bid to remove display
loyalistreplica
A loyalist bonfire, which was criticised for having a mosque replica on top, has been set alight after police planned to take it down.
LeftMixed
The National (Scotland)News report · Jul 10, 6:45 AM
Bonfire topped with 'vile' mosque effigy set alight before bid to remove hate display
toppedvileeffigyhate
A LOYALIST bonfire which was widely condemned after a replica of a mosque was placed on top has been lit before police could remove the display...
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Jul 10, 5:59 AM
Loyalist bonfire set alight early as PSNI began operation to remove replica mosque
The PSNI said it had launched a “significant and complex policing operation to remove a hate display” from the bonfire in Moygashel.
Details55/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
55/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 10, 5:59 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Jul 10, 6:03 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Jul 10, 6:45 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Jul 10, 8:16 AM: Sky News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 55/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.