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BBC NewsNews report · Oct 16, 10:54 AM
Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.
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Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
The National (Scotland) and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
As of October 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years". The center frames it as "Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPolice sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterPolice officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightPolice Scotland officer jailed for 12 years after raping two women
GB News · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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GB NewsNews report · Oct 16, 12:06 PM
Police Scotland officer jailed for 12 years after raping two women
A former Police Scotland sergeant has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of raping two women and carrying out a pattern of sexual and physical violence spanning 17 y...
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The National (Scotland)News report · Oct 16, 10:43 AM
Police sergeant who raped two women jailed for 12 years
A FORMER police sergeant who carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women has been imprisoned for 12 years...
Details71/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
71/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 16, 10:43 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Oct 16, 10:54 AM: BBC News joined the source map.
Oct 16, 12:06 PM: GB News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.