This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades

The Independent and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe surge has prompted three Florida counties to declare states of emergency and ramp up mosquito-control efforts.

What changedThe left frames it as "This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades". The right frames it as "Dengue Outbreak Sets Florida Record, Prompts Local Emergency Declarations".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades". The right frames it as "Dengue Outbreak Sets Florida Record, Prompts Local Emergency Declarations".

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The Epoch Times3h ago

Dengue Outbreak Sets Florida Record, Prompts Local Emergency Declarations

One death has been confirmed in Hillsborough County, where officials extended an emergency declaration as locally acquired infections kept rising.

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The Independent4h ago

This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades

The surge has prompted three Florida counties to declare states of emergency and ramp up mosquito-control efforts

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