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The National (Scotland)News report · Aug 28, 9:01 AM
Scottish Government publishes draft bill for second independence referendum
THE Scottish Government has published a draft bill aimed at holding a second independence referendum.
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Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum
The National (Scotland) and The Scotsman describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 28, 2026 at 9:46 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum.
The headline split The left frames it as "Scottish Government publishes draft bill for second independence referendum". The center frames it as "SNP publishes new Scottish independence referendum bill".
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
50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftScottish Government publishes draft bill for second independence referendum
The National (Scotland) · Left · News report
CenterScottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Aug 28, 9:46 AM
Scottish Government publishes draft Bill for second independence referendum
CenterMostly Factual
The ScotsmanNews report · Aug 28, 9:33 AM
SNP publishes new Scottish independence referendum bill
First Minister John Swinney says ‘the world has fundamentally changed’ since the last independence referendum in 2014.
Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 28, 9:01 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Aug 28, 9:33 AM: The Scotsman joined the source map.
Aug 28, 9:46 AM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.