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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Oct 10, 8:12 AM
Police investigating infant death in South Australia
A police investigation is under way after the death of an infant in Adelaide.
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Police investigating infant death in South Australia
The Age (Australia) and ABC News Australia Top Stories describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A police investigation is under way after the death of an infant in Adelaide.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police investigating infant death in South Australia". The center frames it as "Police investigating unexplained infant death at Adelaide motel".
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
46/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPolice investigating infant death in South Australia
The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
CenterPolice investigating infant death in South Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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The Age (Australia)News report · Oct 10, 8:12 AM
Police investigating infant death in South Australia
A police investigation is under way after the death of an infant in Adelaide.
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Oct 10, 6:56 AM
Police investigating unexplained infant death at Adelaide motel
South Australian Police have established a crime scene as they investigate the unexplained death of an infant at Tollgate Motel.
Details46/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
46/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 10, 6:56 AM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Oct 10, 8:12 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Oct 10, 8:12 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.