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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Oct 21, 1:16 AM

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Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

CBS News - US and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedChristina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS.
What changedThe left frames it as "So Christina Applegate was told she had MS, and now she doesn’t - how does this happen?". The center frames it as "Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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54WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "So Christina Applegate was told she had MS, and now she doesn’t - how does this happen?". The center frames it as "Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS".

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Oct 20, 10:12 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Oct 20, 11:30 PM: CBS News - US joined the source map.

Oct 21, 12:20 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report
Stuff (New Zealand)14m ago

So Christina Applegate was told she had MS, and now she doesn’t - how does this happen?

The 54-year-old says her doctor has told her she does not have the condition.

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Center-left ·News report
CBS News - US1h ago

Christina Applegate says new technology revealed her MS misdiagnosis

Christina Applegate, who has been waging a public battle with the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, announced Tuesday that she discovered she does not, in fact, have MS. She is now one...

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