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

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Democrats not hot on climate change, even though the Earth is sizzling

Fortune and WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedDemocrats not hot on climate change, even though the Earth is sizzling.
What changedThe left frames it as "The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People ar...". The center frames it as "Democrats not hot on climate change, even though the Earth is sizzling".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People ar...". The center frames it as "Democrats not hot on climate change, even though the Earth is sizzling".

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Aug 29, 7:40 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Aug 29, 9:49 PM: Fortune joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Fortune3h ago

The Earth is sizzling, but ‘climate hushing’ is hot right now among Democrats. ‘People are increasingly freaked out about other issues’

The Searchlight Institute, a Democratic think tank, urged the party to stop mentioning climate change because it is not a priority for voters.

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Center ·News report

Democrats not hot on climate change, even though the Earth is sizzling

BOSTON (AP) -- Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke billowing through the air he brea...

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