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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Aug 31, 10:00 AM
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Different Spin
Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on Medicaid, fraud, and more
ABC News - International reaches for "far-right" where Washington Examiner - News stays flat.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-left‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election
New York Times PoliticsMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightMarine Le Pen’s last stand: National Rally leader polling far ahead for 2027 presidential election after three previous defeats
Washington Examiner - NewsMostly Factual
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteMostly FactualPa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on Medicaid, fraud, and more
As of August 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on Medicaid, fraud, and more.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election". The right frames it as "Marine Le Pen’s last stand: National Rally leader polling far ahead for 2027 presidential...".
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 confidenceStrong
82/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election
New York Times Politics · Center-left · News report
CenterPa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on Medicaid, fraud, and more
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMarine Le Pen’s last stand: National Rally leader polling far ahead for 2027 presidential election after three previous defeats
Washington Examiner - News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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New York Times PoliticsNews report · Aug 31, 9:02 AM
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Aug 31, 9:00 AM
Marine Le Pen’s last stand: National Rally leader polling far ahead for 2027 presidential election after three previous defeats
National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, a mainstay of right-wing French politics, could not be in a better position at the moment. Coming off the first presidential debate of the election seas...
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Aug 31, 6:50 AM
An upcoming election could produce modern Germany's 1st far-right state governor
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An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Aug 31, 5:18 AM
An upcoming election could produce modern Germany’s 1st far-right state governor
An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country’s post-World War II history.
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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Aug 31, 5:17 AM
An upcoming election could produce modern Germany's 1st far-right state governor
MOESER, Germany (AP) — An election in eastern Germany on Sunday could produce the first far-right state governor in the country's post-World War II history as Chancellor Friedrich Merz and...
Details82/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
82/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 31, 5:17 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.
Aug 31, 5:18 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Aug 31, 6:50 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Aug 31, 9:00 AM: Washington Examiner - News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 82/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.