CenterHigh
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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6 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
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 Left3 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
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Right-leaningMan charged by police as mosque effigy burned on bonfire in Northern Ireland
Daily ExpressMixed
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Center baseline · 
Irish TimesHighLoyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
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 right frames it as "Man charged by police as mosque effigy burned on bonfire in Northern Ireland".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
88/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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-rightMan charged by police as mosque effigy burned on bonfire in Northern Ireland
Daily Express · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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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
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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...
CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Jul 10, 6:42 AM
Loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica
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.
CenterHigh
RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jul 10, 1:52 AM
Bonfire lit ahead of PSNI removal of mosque replica
A loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone was lit a day early as the Police Service of Northern Ireland began an operation to remove a replica of a mosque from the top of the pyre.
RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jul 10, 1:51 AM
Man charged by police as mosque effigy burned on bonfire in Northern Ireland
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A 56-year-old man has been charged with incitement to hatred after a replica of a mosque was placed on top of a loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, on Thursday
Details88/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
88/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 10, 1:51 AM: Daily Express joined the source map.
Jul 10, 1:52 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Jul 10, 5:59 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Jul 10, 6:03 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 88/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.