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ABC News - USNews report · Nov 6, 10:56 PM
Tropical Storm Pena forms in the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Pena has formed in the Pacific Ocean
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Tropical Storm Pena forms southeast of Hawaii, poses no threat to land
ABC News - US and Honolulu Star-Advertiser describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Tropical Storm Pena formed today about 650 miles southeast of the Big Island, but poses no threat to land.
The headline split The left frames it as "Tropical Storm Pena forms in the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii". The center frames it as "Tropical Storm Pena forms southeast of Hawaii, poses no threat to land".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTropical Storm Pena forms in the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii
ABC News - US · Center-left · News report
CenterTropical Storm Pena forms southeast of Hawaii, poses no threat to land
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Center · News report
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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Nov 6, 10:50 PM
Tropical Storm Pena forms southeast of Hawaii, poses no threat to land
Tropical Storm Pena formed today about 650 miles southeast of the Big Island, but poses no threat to land.
Details48/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
48/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Nov 6, 10:50 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.
Nov 6, 10:56 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.