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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Oct 12, 6:44 AM
Pedestrian in her 70s dies after being hit by car in Roscommon
The female pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Person hit by car in Auckland's North Shore
The Journal (Ireland) and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 12, 2026 at 6:57 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The incident took place on Wairau Road off Tristram Avenue.
The headline split The left frames it as "Pedestrian in her 70s dies after being hit by car in Roscommon". The center frames it as "Infant dies after being hit by car near Ballarat".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
43/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPedestrian in her 70s dies after being hit by car in Roscommon
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterPerson hit by car in Auckland's North Shore
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Optics keeps watching for pickup.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 12, 6:57 AM
Person hit by car in Auckland's North Shore
The incident took place on Wairau Road off Tristram Avenue.
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Irish IndependentNews report · Oct 12, 6:55 AM
Female pedestrian (70s) killed after she was struck by car in Castlerea, Co Roscommon
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Irish TimesNews report · Oct 12, 6:54 AM
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car while crossing street in Co Roscommon
Woman (70s) pronounced dead at the scene and gardaí are calling for witnesses
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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Oct 12, 6:39 AM
Woman, 70s, dies after being struck by car in Roscommon
A woman in her 70s has died after she was struck by a car in Co Roscommon yesterday evening.
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Oct 12, 5:33 AM
Infant dies after being hit by car near Ballarat
A one-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car near Ballarat, in central Victoria.
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 6 sources
43/99 Wording GapMedium confidence6 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 12, 5:33 AM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Oct 12, 6:39 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Oct 12, 6:44 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Oct 12, 6:54 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.