CenterHigh
BBC NewsNews report · Nov 7, 10:38 AM
Two men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
Police say a 17-year-old suffered a wound "believed to have been caused by a sword" in Gloucester on Friday.
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Different Spin
Two men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
The Independent and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftTwo teenagers arrested over ‘sword attack’ near school
The IndependentMostly Factual
Right-leaningTwo teens arrested over sword brawl outside school after boy, 17, injured
The Sun UKLow
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BBC NewsHighTwo men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
As of November 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Police say a 17-year-old suffered a wound "believed to have been caused by a sword" in Gloucester on Friday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Two teenagers arrested over ‘sword attack’ near school". The right frames it as "Two teens arrested over sword brawl outside school after boy, 17, injured".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
67/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTwo teenagers arrested over ‘sword attack’ near school
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterTwo men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
BBC News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightPolice arrest two teenagers, 19 and 18, after 17-year-old was injured in sword attack outside school
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Nov 7, 11:30 AM
Police arrest two teenagers, 19 and 18, after 17-year-old was injured in sword attack outside school
Two teenagers aged 18 and 19, from Gloucester, have been arrested after a 17-year-old boy was 'attacked with a sword' close to St Peter's High School in Tuffley, on Friday morning.
RightMixed
GB NewsNews report · Nov 7, 10:49 AM
Two teenagers arrested over sword attack near Catholic school
Police have arrested two men after a teenager was injured in an alleged sword attack near a Catholic school. St Peter's High School and Willow Primary Academy in Gloucester were locked down...
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Nov 7, 10:44 AM
Two teenagers arrested over ‘sword attack’ near school
A 19-year-old man was arrested overnight while an 18-year-old man handed himself in on Saturday
RightLow
The Sun UKNews report · Nov 7, 10:59 AM
Two teens arrested over sword brawl outside school after boy, 17, injured
TWO teenagers have been arrested over a sword fight outside a school, according to cops. Police scrambled to a road near a Catholic school in Gloucester yesterday morning following reports...
Details67/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
67/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 7, 10:38 AM: BBC News joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:44 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:49 AM: GB News joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:59 AM: The Sun UK joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 67/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.