ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Aug 25, 1:16 AM
Headlines consistently report the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl from a rare brain-eating amoeba, with only minor variations in added context.
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WORDING GAP
4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence
Mostly same. The outlets agree on the core event. The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
SOURCE MAP TIMELINE
Aug 24, 10:05 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.
Aug 24, 10:14 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.
Aug 24, 10:44 PM: Pittsburgh Tribune Review joined the source map.
Aug 24, 10:49 PM: New York Times US joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
ARCHIVED SOURCES
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.
Lillian Smart most likely contracted the parasite while swimming in a lake in northwest Louisiana, the state Health Department and a family spokesman said.
Lillian Smart died after contracting the rare Naegleria fowleri “brain-eating amoeba”, believed to have been picked up while swimming in a Louisiana lake.
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says.