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The Oregonian (OregonLive)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
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His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
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Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftBoy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
The Oregonian (OregonLive)Mostly Factual
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Right-leaningCenter-rightFlorida senior fights off alligator attack with fishing pole: ‘No gator is going to run me off’
New York PostMixed
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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)HighBoy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
As of July 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
The headline split The left frames it as "Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida". The right frames it as "Florida senior fights off alligator attack with fishing pole: ‘No gator is going to run m...".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
66/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBoy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report
CenterBoy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightBoy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
CenterHigh
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
CenterHigh
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Jul 7, 11:26 AM
Boy, 11, loses hand in alligator attack on fishing trip in Florida
His father jumped into the water and attempted to pry its mouth open.
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Center-rightMixed
New York PostNews report · Jul 7, 11:19 AM
Florida senior fights off alligator attack with fishing pole: ‘No gator is going to run me off’
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This gator messed with the wrong senior. A quick-thinking Florida fisherman attacked by an alligator narrowly escaped with his life by digging his thumb in its eye and then repeatedly hamme...
Details66/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
66/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 7, 11:19 AM: New York Post joined the source map.
Jul 7, 11:26 AM: The Oregonian (OregonLive) joined the source map.
Jul 7, 11:26 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Jul 7, 11:26 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.