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Missing 11-month-old boy taken by South Carolina father Michael Comer found buried alive

While most headlines focus on the child being found buried alive, one emphasizes the rescue, specific burial method, and the father's arrest.

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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-leftMissing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: SheriffABC NewsHigh
taken by fatherfound buried alive after 24 hours
Right-leaningCenter-rightMissing 11-month-old is found by his faint crying after being buried ALIVE in a dog crateDaily MailMixed
Center baseline · ABC7chicago.comMostly FactualMissing 11-month-old boy taken by South Carolina father Michael Comer found buried alive

As of November 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.
The headline split The left frames it as "Missing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: Sheriff". The right frames it as "Missing 11-month-old is found by his faint crying after being buried ALIVE in a dog crate".
Match confidence High 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 confidenceModerate

75/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMissing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: Sheriff

ABC News · Center-left · News report

CenterMissing 11-month-old boy taken by South Carolina father Michael Comer found buried alive

ABC7chicago.com · Center · News report

Right / center-rightMissing 11-month-old is found by his faint crying after being buried ALIVE in a dog crate

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 11, 2:47 AM

Missing 11-month-old boy taken by South Carolina father Michael Comer found buried alive

taken by South Carolina father Michael Comerfound buried alive

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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CenterMostly Factual
ABC7 New YorkNews report · Nov 11, 2:47 AM

Missing 11-month-old boy taken by South Carolina father Michael Comer found buried alive

taken by South Carolina father Michael Comerfound buried alive

Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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Center-leftHigh
ABC NewsNews report · Nov 11, 1:23 AM

Missing 11-month-old boy taken by father found buried alive after 24 hours: Sheriff

taken by fatherfound buried alive after 24 hours

The baby, Koah Sharpe, was found Tuesday afternoon "clinging to life," after spending what is believed to have been 24 hours buried, according to authorities.

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CenterHigh
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 11, 3:41 AM

Baby rescued after buried alive in crate for 24 hours in South Carolina woods, father arrested

Baby rescuedburied alive in cratefather arrested

South Carolina deputies rescued an 11-month-old baby buried alive in a crate, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Nov 11, 3:08 AM

Missing 11-month-old is found by his faint crying after being buried ALIVE in a dog crate

Koah Sharp, 11 months old, was found crying and 'clinging to life' after being buried alive in the woods of South Carolina, as his father Michael Comer is arrested after taking off with the...

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CenterHigh
UPIWire story · Nov 11, 3:17 AM

Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in woods South Carolina

A search party looking for a missing 11-month-old baby found the child buried alive in a crate Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Nov 11, 1:00 AM

Missing 11-month-old boy found alive after being buried underground in South Carolina, sheriff says

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon says search crews heard the infant crying as they dug into disturbed earth near the child's grandfather's home.

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Details75/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
75/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 1:00 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 1:23 AM: ABC News joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:47 AM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Nov 11, 2:47 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.