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The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Oct 16, 10:00 AM
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
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These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
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As of October 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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Left / center-leftThese are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Oct 16, 10:00 AM
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
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OregonianNews report · Oct 16, 10:00 AM
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Oct 16, 10:00 AM
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Oct 16, 10:00 AM
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’
A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Oct 16, 10:00 AM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.
Oct 16, 10:00 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Oct 16, 10:00 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Oct 16, 10:00 AM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.