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ARCHIVED · 4 LEFT · 4 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jun 17, 12:56 AM

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Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

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What happenedWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse….
What changedThe left frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...". The center frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

62WORDING GAP

8 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...". The center frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...".

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Jun 16, 9:30 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:19 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:20 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:25 PM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

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President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

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Center ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse…

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Center ·News report

Crews battle algae bloom in Washington’s newly repainted Reflecting Pool

Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae bloom, a little over a week after it was repainted as part of Pre...

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Center ·News report

American flag blue? Algae turns Trump’s reflecting pool swamp green instead

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One of President Donald Trump’s pet beauty projects for Washington was supposed to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool look blue, like part of the US flag. Enter Mother Nature. Algae...

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Center ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom. Park service workers are struggling to address The issue:::.

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Center-left ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Crews battle algae bloom in Washington's newly repainted Reflecting Pool

Drastic measures are being taken to remove green algae filling the pool just days after multimillion-dollar renovations were completed.

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