Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Aug 4, 9:33 PM
Urgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire
Drone pilots and a marine unit have been deployed to help locate the boy
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Different Spin
Police searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast
The Independent and GB News describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftUrgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire
The IndependentMostly Factual
Right-leaningUrgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast
GB NewsMixed
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The Belfast TelegraphHighPolice searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast
As of August 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast.
The headline split The left frames it as "Urgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire". The right frames it as "Urgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast".
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
69/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftUrgent search for teenage boy, 13, missing off coast of East Yorkshire
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterPolice searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightUrgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast
GB News · Right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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CenterHigh
The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Aug 4, 10:19 PM
Police searching for teenage boy in sea off East Yorkshire coast
RightMixed
GB NewsNews report · Aug 4, 10:15 PM
Urgent hunt launched for schoolboy, just 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast
An urgent search has been launched for a boy who went missing off the Yorkshire coast. Humberside Police said it was called to Hornsea at around 6pm on Tuesday evening after reports a 13-ye...
Details69/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
69/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 4, 9:33 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
Aug 4, 10:15 PM: GB News joined the source map.
Aug 4, 10:19 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.