Center-leftMostly Factual
Wales OnlineNews report · Sep 30, 5:50 PM
Teenagers who died after car plunged into River Wear pictured for first time
pictured for first time
A 17-year-old boy was the only survivor and sustained non-serious injuries
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Different Spin
Teens who died in car that entered River Wear named
Headlines range from neutral reporting of victims being named to emphasizing visual elements or revealing a surviving teen's arrest on dangerous driving.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftTeenagers who died after car plunged into River Wear pictured for first time
Wales OnlineMostly Factual
pictured for first time
Right-leaningCenter-rightTeenagers killed after car went into River Wear named by police
Sky NewsHigh
named by police
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BBC NewsHighTeens who died in car that entered River Wear named
As of September 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear.
The headline split The left frames it as "Teenagers who died after car plunged into River Wear pictured for first time". The right frames it as "Teenagers killed after car went into River Wear named by police".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
90/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTeenagers who died after car plunged into River Wear pictured for first time
Wales Online · Center-left · News report
CenterTeens who died in car that entered River Wear named
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTeenagers killed after car went into River Wear named by police
Sky News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-rightHigh
Sky NewsNews report · Sep 30, 6:20 PM
Teenagers killed after car went into River Wear named by police
named by police
Three teenagers who died when the car they were travelling in drove into the River Wear in Sunderland have been named by police.
Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Sep 30, 5:48 PM
Pictured: Two boys and girl killed after car plunged into River Wear - as police confirm surviving teen arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
Picturedkilled
Emergency services were called to the waterway in Sunderland at Panns Bank near Wearmouth Bridge at around 1.30pm on Tuesday.
CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Sep 30, 5:23 PM
Teens who died in car that entered River Wear named
Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear.
Details90/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
90/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
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Now: Wording Gap is 90/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.