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Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest

CBS News and BBC News describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tiger Woods to change not guilty plea in Florida DUI case, court records show". The center frames it as "Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest".
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

59/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTiger Woods to change not guilty plea in Florida DUI case, court records show

CBS News · Center-left · News report

CenterTiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest

BBC News · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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CBS NewsNews report · Sep 2, 1:13 AM

Tiger Woods to change not guilty plea in Florida DUI case, court records show

Court documents show that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida.

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Tampa Bay TimesNews report · Sep 2, 2:37 AM

Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida

STUART — Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida, according to court documents filed Tuesday. In March, Woods’ Land Rover cli...

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BBC NewsNews report · Sep 2, 12:26 AM

Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest

The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.

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Details59/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
59/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 2, 12:26 AM: BBC News joined the source map.

Sep 2, 1:13 AM: CBS News joined the source map.

Sep 2, 2:37 AM: Tampa Bay Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.