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Metro UKNews report · Nov 8, 5:45 PM
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Seven teenagers struck by car outside shop in south Dublin
Metro UK and RTE Ireland describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Eight people, including driver (40s), being treated for varying degrees of injury.
The headline split The left frames it as "Seven teenagers and woman injured after car mounts footpath outside Dublin shop". The center frames it as "Eight injured as car mounts footpath in south Dublin".
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 confidenceModerate
51/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSeven teenagers and woman injured after car mounts footpath outside Dublin shop
Metro UK · Center-left · News report
CenterSeven teenagers struck by car outside shop in south Dublin
Irish Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Optics keeps watching for pickup.
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Irish TimesNews report · Nov 8, 5:32 PM
Seven teenagers struck by car outside shop in south Dublin
Eight people, including driver (40s), being treated for varying degrees of injury
CenterHigh
RTE IrelandNews report · Nov 8, 4:29 PM
Eight injured as car mounts footpath in south Dublin
Seven teenage pedestrians and a female driver in her 40s have been injured after a car mounted a footpath outside a row of shops in south Dublin.
Details51/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
51/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 8, 4:29 PM: RTE Ireland joined the source map.
Nov 8, 5:32 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Nov 8, 5:45 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 51/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.