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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 30, 1:56 AM

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North Carolina health officials list 10 sites where petting zoo goats may have exposed people to rabies

NBC News and WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedState health officials say a skunk likely infected baby goats from a mobile petting zoo with rabies.
What changedThe left frames it as "Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies". The center frames it as "Rabies exposure linked to mobile petting zoo events, possibly affecting people in multipl...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

55WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies". The center frames it as "Rabies exposure linked to mobile petting zoo events, possibly affecting people in multipl...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Aug 29, 7:17 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 29, 9:33 PM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Aug 29, 10:37 PM: NBC News joined the source map.

Aug 29, 11:50 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 55/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
NBC News1h ago

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

Four baby goats from a North Carolina mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and were euthanized, and health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with them to reach o...

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Center ·News report
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)19m ago

North Carolina health officials list 10 sites where petting zoo goats may have exposed people to rabies

State health officials say a skunk likely infected baby goats from a mobile petting zoo with rabies.

Open source
Center-left ·News report
New York Times US2h ago

Baby Goats From a Traveling Petting Zoo Test Positive for Rabies

Farm Adventures of Harmony, N.C., owned the goats, state health officials said. It was unclear how many people might have been exposed to them since late July.

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Center ·News report
FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)4h ago

Rabies exposure linked to mobile petting zoo events, possibly affecting people in multiple counties

PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Several goats from an Iredell County mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies this month and citizens who attended events where Farm Adventures Mobile Pet...

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