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The Times of IndiaNews report · Nov 13, 8:57 PM
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New Orleans river cruise boat partially sinks after tanker collision, 130 aboard
The Seattle Times reaches for "slams" where The Times of India stays flat.
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As of November 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened New Orleans river cruise boat partially sinks after tanker collision, 130 aboard.
The headline split The left frames it as "A tanker slams into a New Orleans river cruise, leaving the boat partially submerged". The center frames it as "Tanker hits New Orleans cruise boat carrying 129 passengers".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
45/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftA tanker slams into a New Orleans river cruise, leaving the boat partially submerged
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterNew Orleans river cruise boat partially sinks after tanker collision, 130 aboard
The Times of India · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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South China Morning PostNews report · Nov 13, 8:49 PM
Tanker hits New Orleans cruise boat carrying 129 passengers
A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise with 129 passengers on board on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were under way on the Mississippi River, officials said in the US s...
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Nov 13, 8:21 PM
A tanker slams into a New Orleans river cruise, leaving the boat partially submerged
slams
A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise on Friday, partially submerging the boat.
Details45/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
45/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 13, 8:21 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Nov 13, 8:49 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Nov 13, 8:57 PM: The Times of India joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 45/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.