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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Sep 21, 11:08 PM
Teen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material
The boy is expected to face three charges in court on Tuesday.
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Teen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material
The Age (Australia) reaches for "extremist", "violent"; ABC News Australia Top Stories for "extremist", "violent".
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As of September 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The boy is expected to face three charges in court on Tuesday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Teen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material". The center frames it as "Queensland teenager charged with possessing violent extremist material".
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
60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftTeen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material
The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report
CenterTeen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
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The Age (Australia)News report · Sep 21, 11:08 PM
Teen accused of planning violent attack, having extremist material
extremistviolent
The boy is expected to face three charges in court on Tuesday.
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Sep 21, 10:35 PM
Queensland teenager charged with possessing violent extremist material
extremistviolent
Counter-Terrorism detectives raided a property at Maryborough late last month and seized several electronic devices.
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 21, 10:35 PM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Sep 21, 11:08 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Sep 21, 11:08 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.