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CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left frame · Center-leftBaby formula sold at Target recalled after multistate infant botulism outbreakABC NewsHigh
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Right frame · RightCDC urges parents to stop using Nara Organics infant formula after three babies hospitalized with botulismFox Business - LatestMixed
urgesparentsstop
Center baseline · WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)HighCDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

As of June 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.
The headline split One side frames it as "Baby formula sold at Target recalled after multistate infant botulism outbreak". The other frames it as "CDC urges parents to stop using Nara Organics infant formula after three babies hospitali...".
Match confidence High confidence. 9 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

9 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

78/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftBaby formula sold at Target recalled after multistate infant botulism outbreak

ABC News · Center-left · News report

CenterCDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCDC urges parents to stop using Nara Organics infant formula after three babies hospitalized with botulism

Fox Business - Latest · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

C · CenterHigh
WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
CL · Center-leftHigh
ABC NewsNews report · Jun 14, 8:44 AM

Baby formula sold at Target recalled after multistate infant botulism outbreak

babysoldtargetrecalledmultistate

Nara Organics has recalled its organic baby formula sold at Target stores and online due to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism

Open source
R · RightMixed
Fox Business - LatestNews report · Jun 14, 7:11 AM

CDC urges parents to stop using Nara Organics infant formula after three babies hospitalized with botulism

urgesparentsstopusing

CDC urges parents to immediately stop using Nara Organics infant formula after three babies were hospitalized with botulism in multiple states.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
KHOU11 (Tegna, Houston)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jun 14, 2:44 AM

CDC investigating infant formula sold at Target after 3 infants hospitalized with botulism

Three infants in three different states — California, Washington and Pennsylvania — have been hospitalized, the CDC said. An investigation is ongoing.

Open source
Details78/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 9 sources
78/99 Wording GapHigh confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 14, 2:44 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jun 14, 2:44 AM: KHOU11 (Tegna, Houston) joined the source map.

Jun 14, 2:44 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Jun 14, 2:44 AM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 78/99 and story health is stable · 9 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.