7 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Different Spin
Majority of responses to consultation on smoking Bill ‘generated by AI bots’
The Guardian UK and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
3 Left2 Center2 Right
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-leaningAI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes banThe Guardian UKMixed
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Right-leaningNew study reveals 75% of respondents to Government's smoking and vaping laws consultation were botsGB NewsMixed
Center baseline · The Belfast TelegraphHighMajority of responses to consultation on smoking Bill ‘generated by AI bots’
As of October 28, 2026 at 12:28 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedMajority of responses to consultation on smoking Bill ‘generated by AI bots’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban". The right frames it as "New study reveals 75% of respondents to Government's smoking and vaping laws consultation...".
Match confidenceHigh confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
91/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftAI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban
The Guardian UK · Left · News report
CenterMajority of responses to consultation on smoking Bill ‘generated by AI bots’
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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