Fox NewsRight
“Iranian regime nears nuclear breakout, officials warn”
LOADED WORDS
“regime” — what this word changes.
"Regime" delegitimizes a government. "Government" normalizes the same body. Watch which countries get which word in the same week.
“regime” makes the story feel like
illegitimate, hostile, authoritarian.
The contrast: “government”
The other side's framing of the same event: legitimate, normal, internationally recognized.
See the “government” page →Live headlines using “regime”
No live headlines using “regime” right now. Optics scans 600+ feeds every 5 minutes — check back as new stories appear. Memorable historical examples below.
BBC NewsCenter
“Iran's government expands uranium enrichment, IAEA reports”
Historical examples chosen to show how the word changes the first impression of the same event. Live matches will replace these as soon as outlets use “regime” again.
How Optics uses these words
Optics doesn't decide which framing is “right.” It surfaces them so a reader can see, in one glance, that the same event is being labeled completely differently depending on which outlet picked the verb. See the full loaded-word catalog or read the methodology.