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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
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19 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Different Spin
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningReflecting Pool Disaster Keeps Growing After $14 Million Renovation
The New RepublicMostly Factual
disasterkeepsgrowing
Right-leaningCenter-right‘American flag blue’ coating apparently peeling off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Washington Examiner - NewsMostly Factual
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)HighTimeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
As of June 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
The headline split The left frames it as "Reflecting Pool Disaster Keeps Growing After $14 Million Renovation". The right frames it as "‘American flag blue’ coating apparently peeling off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool".
Match confidence High confidence. 19 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
19 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
84/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftThe reflecting pool renovation keeps getting messier
The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report
CenterTimeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-right‘American flag blue’ coating apparently peeling off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Washington Examiner - News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Oregonian (OregonLive)News report · Jun 18, 9:19 PM
The reflecting pool renovation keeps getting messier
The reflecting pool seems to be turning into more of a swampy money pit than a patriotic blue lagoon.
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 8:39 PM
Satellite photos show DC Reflecting Pool’s $14.7M renovation
Before-and-after satellite images give a bird's-eye view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after its new paint job.
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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jun 18, 8:39 PM
Satellite photos show DC Reflecting Pool’s $14.7M renovation
Before-and-after satellite images give a bird's-eye view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after its new paint job.
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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 8:39 PM
Satellite photos show DC Reflecting Pool’s $14.7M renovation
Before-and-after satellite images give a bird's-eye view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after its new paint job.
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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 8:39 PM
Satellite photos show DC Reflecting Pool’s $14.7M renovation
Before-and-after satellite images give a bird's-eye view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after its new paint job.
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 8:39 PM
Satellite photos show DC Reflecting Pool’s $14.7M renovation
Before-and-after satellite images give a bird's-eye view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after its new paint job.
Center-rightMostly Factual
Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Jun 18, 8:33 PM
‘American flag blue’ coating apparently peeling off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
americanflagbluecoatingapparently
The new paint job at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to be peeling just two weeks after reopening, according to video footage from the Washington Examiner. The latest blunder o...
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The HillNews report · Jun 18, 7:44 PM
Reflecting Pool contract balloons up to $14.7M
The cost of a contract for work on the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool has ballooned further — now costing taxpayers a total of $14.7 million — according to federal records. The federal...
LeftMostly Factual
The New RepublicNews report · Jun 18, 6:45 PM
Reflecting Pool Disaster Keeps Growing After $14 Million Renovation
disasterkeepsgrowingaftermillion
President Trump’s reflecting pool woes are growing. Days after the water in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green from algae, the recently applied blue paint is now peeling off...
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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
CenterHigh
WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Jun 18, 6:39 PM
Timeline: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool photos before and after
Algae returns to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after the Trump administration's $14 million overhaul.
Details84/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 19 sources
84/99 Wording GapHigh confidence19 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 84/99 and story health is stable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.