10 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago

Mostly Same

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Headlines are largely factual, with minor variations in specifying the number of Italian victims or their fate.

2 Left6 Center2 Right

Optics compares how outlets word the same event. We don't decide who is right. We show how the first impression changes from one headline to the next.

DIFFERENT SPIN

What happenedStaff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

What changedStory phase mismatch. Source timing differs by more than 24 hours, so the story may have moved between headlines.

Why it mattersOne headline pushes a stronger first impression than the other.

Can I trust it?Not yet. The match is still developing.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMilitary rescue diver dies in the Maldives while searching for bodies of missing Italian tourists

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterRescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

BBC News · Center · News report

Right / center-rightRescue diver dies in Maldives while searching for bodies of Italians who had been exploring underwater caves

Sky News · Center-right · News report

Source timing differs by more than 24 hours, so the story phase may have changed between headlines.

SEE THE HEADLINES

C · CenterHigh

BBC NewsNews report · May 16, 3:01 PM

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

Open source

C · CenterMostly Factual

South China Morning PostNews report · May 16, 1:31 PM

Maldivian military diver dies in search of bodies of 4 Italian divers

A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave. The group of five Italian divers is believed to...

Open source

C · CenterHigh

The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · May 16, 1:28 PM

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italian divers killed in the Maldives

A rescue diver has died in the high-risk search for the bodies of four divers believed to be inside a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres.

Open source

C · CenterMostly Factual

ABC7 New YorkNews report · May 16, 3:15 PM

Maldives military diver dies searching for bodies of 4 Italians in an underwater cave

A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave.

Open source

C · CenterMostly Factual

ABC7chicago.comNews report · May 16, 3:15 PM

Maldives military diver dies searching for bodies of 4 Italians in an underwater cave

A Maldivian military diver died Saturday while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave.

Open source

CR · Center-rightHigh

Sky NewsNews report · May 15, 6:03 AM

Rescue diver dies in Maldives while searching for bodies of Italians who had been exploring underwater caves

A search diver has died while looking for the bodies of tourists who had been exploring underwater caves in the Maldives, the country's president has revealed.

Open source

CL · Center-leftMixed

The Mirror UKNews report · May 16, 4:09 PM

Military rescue diver dies in the Maldives while searching for bodies of missing Italian tourists

Maldives presidential spokesman Mohammed Hussain Shareef said Mohamed Mahudhee died of underwater decompression sickness after searching for the bodies of four Italian divers

Open source

CL · Center-leftHigh

Globe and MailNews report · May 16, 3:05 PM

Maldives rescue diver dies searching for missing Italians in underwater cave

Bad weather has repeated hampered efforts to recover the bodies of the Italians

Open source

CR · Center-rightHigh

Sky News WorldNews report · May 15, 6:03 AM

Rescue diver dies in Maldives while searching for bodies of Italians who had been exploring underwater caves

A search diver has died while looking for the bodies of tourists who had been exploring underwater caves in the Maldives, the country's president has revealed.

Open source

C · CenterHigh

BBC WorldNews report · May 16, 3:01 PM

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

Open source

DETAILS

Score hiddenLow confidence10 sources · 3 bias bucketsDeveloping · story phase mismatchFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 15, 6:03 AM: Sky News joined the source map.

May 15, 6:03 AM: Sky News World joined the source map.

May 16, 1:28 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

May 16, 1:31 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is developing · story phase mismatch.

Flagged: source timing differs by more than 24 hours.