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More than 100 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia

Some headlines emphasize the number of fatalities and specific higher counts of missing, while others focus on the general number of missing.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo capsized after encountering bad weather.
The headline split The left frames it as "6 Dead and Over 130 Missing After Ferry Capsizes". The right frames it as "Indonesia says six killed, 129 missing after ferry capsizes off Java".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceModerate

70/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left6 Dead and Over 130 Missing After Ferry Capsizes

The Daily Beast · Center-left · News report

CenterMore than 100 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia

UPI · Center · Wire story

Right / center-rightMultiple Fatalities, About 130 Others Missing After Ferry Capsizes

100 Percent Fed Up · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMixed
The Daily BeastNews report · Sep 13, 5:09 PM

6 Dead and Over 130 Missing After Ferry Capsizes

DeadOver

Indonesia's National Search and / Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, REUTERS A ferry carrying 243 people overturned due to severe weather in Indonesia’s Java Sea on Sunday. Whil...

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RightLow
100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Sep 13, 7:11 PM

Multiple Fatalities, About 130 Others Missing After Ferry Capsizes

Multiple FatalitiesAbout

At least six people have died and about 130 others remain missing after a passenger ferry in Indonesia capsized in […]

Open source
CenterHigh
UPIWire story · Sep 13, 5:24 PM

More than 100 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia

A ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo capsized after encountering bad weather

Open source
RightMixed
Toronto SunNews report · Sep 13, 5:14 PM

Indonesia says six killed, 129 missing after ferry capsizes off Java

killed

Ship lost contact with its shipping company early Sunday after departing from Surabaya in East Java

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RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Sep 13, 5:08 PM

At Least 129 Missing After Indonesian Passenger Ship Capsizes

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia—At least six people died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather early on Sunday, the search...

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CenterMostly Factual
Dawn PakistanNews report · Sep 13, 5:08 PM

Indonesia says 6 killed, 129 missing after ferry capsizes off Java

Rescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 129 others were missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas on Sunday, with one survivor recounting scenes of panic as passen...

Open source
Details70/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
70/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 13, 5:08 PM: Dawn Pakistan joined the source map.

Sep 13, 5:08 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

Sep 13, 5:09 PM: The Daily Beast joined the source map.

Sep 13, 5:14 PM: Toronto Sun joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.