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Soup sold at Tesco and Waitrose recalled over fears tins could burst: 'Do not eat'

The Independent and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left0 Center1 Right
Same story. Different framing. Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftSoup sold at Tesco and Waitrose recalled over fears tins could burst: 'Do not eat'The IndependentMostly Factual
Right-leaningPopular soup urgently recalled from Tesco and Waitrose with 'do not eat' warningDaily ExpressMixed

As of November 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The Food Standards Agency said the soup may have an ‘unpleasant odour and flavour’.
The headline split The left frames it as "Soup sold at Tesco and Waitrose recalled over fears tins could burst: 'Do not eat'". The right frames it as "Popular soup urgently recalled from Tesco and Waitrose with 'do not eat' warning".
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

65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSoup sold at Tesco and Waitrose recalled over fears tins could burst: 'Do not eat'

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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Right / center-rightPopular soup urgently recalled from Tesco and Waitrose with 'do not eat' warning

Daily Express · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Nov 7, 9:33 AM

Popular soup urgently recalled from Tesco and Waitrose with 'do not eat' warning

It may have an 'unpleasant odour and flavour'

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 7, 11:33 AM

Soup sold at Tesco and Waitrose recalled over fears tins could burst: 'Do not eat'

The Food Standards Agency said the soup may have an ‘unpleasant odour and flavour’

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Wales OnlineNews report · Nov 7, 9:37 AM

Tesco and Waitrose issue 'do not eat' alert as popular soup urgently recalled

The product poses a risk to customers

Open source
Details65/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
65/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 7, 9:33 AM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Nov 7, 9:37 AM: Wales Online joined the source map.

Nov 7, 11:33 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.