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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 23, 1:49 AM
Small plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean
A small plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning with the only person aboard uninjured, the Boca Raton Police Department said.
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Small plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean
ABC News reaches for "crashes"; WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) for "crashes".
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As of August 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A small plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning with the only person aboard uninjured, the Boca Raton Police Department said.
The headline split The left frames it as "Pilot survives after small plane crashes off the coast of Florida". The center frames it as "Small plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean".
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
61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPilot survives after small plane crashes off the coast of Florida
ABC News · Center-left · News report
CenterSmall plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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ABC NewsNews report · Aug 23, 12:35 AM
WATCH: Pilot survives after small plane crashes off the coast of Florida
crashes
The small plane crashed off the coast of Florida near Boca Raton. The pilot was the only one on board.
Center-leftMostly Factual
NBC News - US NewsNews report · Aug 22, 10:59 PM
Small plane makes emergency landing into ocean
A small plane made an emergency landing off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida as people on the beach watched. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.
Details61/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
61/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 22, 10:59 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.
Aug 23, 12:35 AM: ABC News joined the source map.
Aug 23, 1:49 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.