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TODAY'S HEADLINES

Same story. Different spin.

See how the left and right framed the same story — side by side, in their own words.

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Of God, Dolly and Gloria Steinem... and the women who keep the faith

Left-leaningCenter-leftOf God, Dolly and Gloria Steinem... and the women who keep the faithThe Age (Australia)Mostly Factual
Of God, Dolly and Gloria Steinemwomen who keep the faith
Right-leaningWas Gloria Steinem a CIA agent working to overthrow the family?LifeSiteNewsLow
Center baseline · SnopesVery HighDid Gloria Steinem work with the CIA? The truth about her past

The Optics Desk

Headlines vary from a critical assessment of Gloria Steinem's legacy to a broader cultural discussion and a fact-check on her past.

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58m agoDifferent Spin

American Airlines flight diverted to BWI over unruly passenger

Left-leaningCenter-leftAmerican Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after mid-flight outburstCBS NewsHigh
Right-leaningCenter-rightAir Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’MediaiteMostly Factual
Center baseline · WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)HighAmerican Airlines flight diverted to BWI over unruly passenger

4 sources checked · Center included

24m agoDifferent Spin

Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law

Left-leaningCenter-leftJudge clears lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' lawABC News - USMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightNorth Carolina judge not buying Kyrsten Sinema’s claims of affair with bodyguard under state’s ‘homewrecker’ lawNew York PostMixed
Center baseline · WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)HighJudge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law

3 sources checked · Center included

1h agoDifferent Spin

We may hit Pickaxe very soon: Trump warns over Iran's underground nuclear site

Left-leaningCenter-leftTrump Issues Fresh Threat To Strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear SiteNDTVMostly Factual
Right-leaningCenter-rightTrump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon, new oil pipelines may replace HormuzThe Jerusalem PostMostly Factual
Center baseline · India TodayHighWe may hit Pickaxe very soon: Trump warns over Iran's underground nuclear site

3 sources checked · Center included

43m agoCrime

Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after defense's last-minute appeal is denied

Left-leaningCenter-leftMistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocksPhiladelphia InquirerHigh
Right-leaningJudge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after high court denies defense appealOANLow
Center baseline · WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)HighJudge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after defense's last-minute appeal is denied

29 sources checked · Center included

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The headline is where the spin starts.

Other sites tell you which outlets covered a story. Optics shows you how each side worded it — the exact words that decide whether the event feels routine, like a scandal, like a crisis, or like a win.

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We group the same event across left, center, and right outlets.

2. The headline split

We pull out the words that shape blame, certainty, urgency, and who looks like the winner.

3. How each side worded it

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