5 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago
Different Spin
Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history
Headlines vary significantly, with some reporting the guilty verdict directly while others focus on the club's denial or external reactions to the verdict.
2 Left2 Center1 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-leaningCenter-leftManchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League historyThe Age (Australia)Mostly Factual
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Right-leaningCenter-rightMan City found guilty of HUGE financial 'sham' as Premier League confirm verdict in blistering statement: Club cooked their books by £900m - and now could be R...Daily MailMixed
Center baseline · Al Jazeera EnglishMostly FactualMan City CEO: Premier League verdict based on ‘conspiracy theory’
As of September 29, 2026 at 11:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedCity’s alleged financial wrongdoing was worth in excess of $1.7 billion. The case is fast becoming the biggest scandal in Premier League history.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Manchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history". The right frames it as "Man City found guilty of HUGE financial 'sham' as Premier League confirm verdict in blist...".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
90/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftManchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history
The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
CenterManchester City found guilty in biggest scandal in Premier League history
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMan City found guilty of HUGE financial 'sham' as Premier League confirm verdict in blistering statement: Club cooked their books...
England captain Harry Kane reacts to Manchester City guilty verdict
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Harry Kane after England beat Czech Republic (Picture: Getty) Harry Kane says he only found out about Manchester City ’s guilty verdict after England ’s Nations League win over Czech Republ...
Man City found guilty of HUGE financial 'sham' as Premier League confirm verdict in blistering statement: Club cooked their books by £900m - and now could be RELEGATED
In a damning 40-page verdict City artificially inflated sponsorship agreements and pumped money into the club from its Abu Dhabi owners via disguised payments