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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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As of July 10, 2026 at 6:45 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 center frames it as "Loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica".
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-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-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
Irish TimesNews report · Jul 10, 6:03 AM

Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica

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Bonfire was due to be lit on Friday night but there had been widespread condemnation after effigy placed on top

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The National (Scotland)News report · Jul 10, 6:45 AM

Bonfire topped with 'vile' mosque effigy set alight before bid to remove hate display

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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...

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CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Jul 10, 6:42 AM

Loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica

Open source
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.

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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

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, 6:42 AM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Jul 10, 6:45 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

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