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BBC NewsNews report · Sep 30, 6:40 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.
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Teens who died in car that entered River Wear named
The Mirror UK and Sky News describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftRiver Wear deaths: First pictures of three teens killed when car plunged into water
The Mirror UKMixed
Right-leaningCenter-rightTeenagers killed after car went into River Wear named by police
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BBC NewsHighTeens who died in car that entered River Wear named
As of September 30, 2026 at 6:40 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 "River Wear deaths: First pictures of three teens killed when car plunged into water". 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 confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftRiver Wear deaths: First pictures of three teens killed when car plunged into water
The Mirror UK · 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
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The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 30, 6:39 PM
River Wear deaths: First pictures of three teens killed when car plunged into water
Two teen boys and one girl died after the Audi A3 they were in plunged into the River Wear in Sunderland - a 17-year-old boy who survived has been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerou...
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Sky NewsNews report · Sep 30, 6:20 PM
Teenagers killed after car went into River Wear 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-leftMostly Factual
Wales OnlineNews report · Sep 30, 5:50 PM
Teenagers who died after car plunged into River Wear pictured for first time
A 17-year-old boy was the only survivor and sustained non-serious injuries
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 30, 5:50 PM: Wales Online joined the source map.
Sep 30, 6:20 PM: Sky News joined the source map.
Sep 30, 6:39 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.
Sep 30, 6:40 PM: BBC News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.