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
Some headlines specify the age of those arrested and the proximity to a school, while others maintain a more general description of the incident.
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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 SunMixed
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BBC NewsHighTwo men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
As of November 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM, 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 High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceMild
50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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
Open source
CenterHigh
The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Nov 7, 10:57 AM
Two teenagers arrested after sword attack near Catholic school
teenagersCatholic school
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
teenagersoutside 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
teenagersCatholic 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, 12:06 PM
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
RightMixed
The SunNews 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...
Details50/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
50/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 7, 10:38 AM: BBC News joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:49 AM: GB News joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:57 AM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Nov 7, 10:59 AM: The Sun joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.