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Macau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case
ABC News - International and Japan Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedAu Kam San was sentenced to 12 years and six months' jail for "subversion against the political power of the state".
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao’s 1st national security...". The center frames it as "Macao jails ex-lawmaker in first national security trial".
Match confidenceMedium 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
61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFormer pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao’s 1st national security case
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterMacau jails pro-democracy campaigner in city's first national security case
BBC World · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Former pro-democracy lawmaker sentenced to 12 1/2 years in Macao’s 1st national security case
Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese city’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised co...
