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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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As of July 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
The headline split The left frames it as "Boy, 11, Left With Horrific Injury After Alligator Attack". The center frames it as "11-year-old boy from Pa. is recovering after an alligator attack in Marion County, Florida".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 8 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
8 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
52/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftBoy, 11, Left With Horrific Injury After Alligator Attack
The Daily Beast · Center-left · News report
Center11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
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Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jul 7, 2:59 PM
11-year-old boy loses hand after Florida alligator attack
Brodie, an 11-year-old boy, is recovering after losing his hand in a gator attack in Florida.
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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jul 7, 2:13 PM
11-year-old boy from Pa. is recovering after an alligator attack in Marion County, Florida
An 11-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is recovering after an alligator attack in Marion County, Florida led to the amputation of his right hand.
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The Daily BeastNews report · Jul 7, 1:49 PM
Boy, 11, Left With Horrific Injury After Alligator Attack
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Go Fund Me An 11-year-old boy has lost his hand to an alligator. Pennsylvania schoolboy Brodie Terry was about to release a fish back into the water at Nelson’s Fish Camp, Marion County, Fl...
Details52/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 8 sources
52/99 Wording GapMedium confidence8 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jul 7, 1:49 PM: The Daily Beast joined the source map.
Jul 7, 2:13 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.
Jul 7, 2:59 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 7, 2:59 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.