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Outlander star Sam Heughan hopes people 'fall in love with Scotland' during World Cup

Outlander star Sam Heughan has said he is 'so proud' of Scotland’s football team and of Scottish fans

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As of June 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Sam Heughan says he’s proud of the Scotland team and the Tartan Army.
The headline split The left frames it as "'I'm so proud': Outlander star Sam Heughan praises Tartan Army". The center frames it as "Outlander star Sam Heughan hopes people 'fall in love with Scotland' during World Cup".
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

68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left'I'm so proud': Outlander star Sam Heughan praises Tartan Army

The National (Scotland) · Left · News report

CenterOutlander star Sam Heughan hopes people 'fall in love with Scotland' during World Cup

The Scotsman · Center · News report

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

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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The National (Scotland)News report · Jun 18, 9:07 AM

'I'm so proud': Outlander star Sam Heughan praises Tartan Army

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Outlander star Sam Heughan has said he is 'so proud' of Scotland’s football team and of Scottish fans

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The ScotsmanNews report · Jun 18, 7:19 AM

Outlander star Sam Heughan hopes people 'fall in love with Scotland' during World Cup

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Sam Heughan says he’s proud of the Scotland team and the Tartan Army

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The Herald (Scotland)News report · Jun 18, 6:08 AM

Outlander star ‘so proud’ of Scotland team and fans

“I’m so proud, actually, of the Scottish team, but also the fans,” the 46-year-old actor said

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Financial Times - USNews report · Jun 18, 4:00 AM

Postcard from Boston: on tour with the Tartan Army

After a 28-year hiatus, Scotland are back at the World Cup — and for Jamie Lafferty and his Glaswegian schoolfriends, a teenage vow has finally been fulfilled

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Details68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
68/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 18, 4:00 AM: Financial Times - US joined the source map.

Jun 18, 6:08 AM: The Herald (Scotland) joined the source map.

Jun 18, 7:19 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

Jun 18, 9:07 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.