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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 28, 1:18 AM

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Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

The Independent and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedTeen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream.
What changedThe left frames it as "Teen girl has dissolvable implant fitted as scaffold over her heart as she chases her rug...". The center frames it as "Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

43WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Teen girl has dissolvable implant fitted as scaffold over her heart as she chases her rug...". The center frames it as "Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 27, 11:01 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Aug 27, 11:01 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 27, 11:01 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
The Mirror UK1h ago

Teen girl has dissolvable implant fitted as scaffold over her heart as she chases her rugby dream

Lillie Yale, from Warrington, underwent surgery at Alder Hey Children's Hospital to have a biodegradable implant - around the size of a 10 pence piece - fitted to act as a scaffold over her...

Open source
Center-left ·News report
The Independent2h ago

Girl, 14, has dissolvable heart implant the size of 10p coin fitted in UK first

Lillie Yale received the device, known as Memosorb, to treat an atrial septal defect: a hole in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart

Open source