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Man, woman charged with perjury over Mc Gregor appeal

The Journal (Ireland) reaches for "alleged" where The Belfast Telegraph stays flat.

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STILL WATCHING

As of September 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A man and a woman have been charged with perjury following an investigation by gardaí into evidence filed in Conor Mc Gregor's failed appeal against a civil court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand.
The headline split The left frames it as "Dublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor Mc Gregor...". The center frames it as "Dublin couple accused of perjury over affidavits in Conor Mc Gregor appeal to stand trial".
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

61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftDublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor Mc Gregor's appeal

The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report

CenterMan, woman charged with perjury over Mc Gregor appeal

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
RTE News (Ireland)News report · Sep 29, 11:06 AM

Man, woman charged with perjury over Mc Gregor appeal

A man and a woman have been charged with perjury following an investigation by gardaí into evidence filed in Conor Mc Gregor's failed appeal against a civil court jury's finding that he rap...

Open source
CenterHigh
Irish TimesNews report · Sep 29, 11:44 AM

Dublin couple accused of perjury over affidavits in Conor Mc Gregor appeal to stand trial

Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins appeared at Dublin District Court on Tuesday

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Sep 29, 11:39 AM

Dublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor Mc Gregor's appeal

alleged

Gardaí charged a man and a woman with alleged perjury this morning.

Open source
Details61/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
61/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 29, 11:06 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Sep 29, 11:39 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Sep 29, 11:44 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Sep 29, 12:05 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.