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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 16, 10:29 PM
Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
A new study offers a surprising twist in the debate over ultra-processed foods and cancer.
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Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
Vice News and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened A new study offers a surprising twist in the debate over ultra-processed foods and cancer.
The headline split The left frames it as "Drinking Your Coffee Too Hot Could Triple Your Risk of Cancer, New Study Finds". The center frames it as "Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 2 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
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Left / center-leftDrinking Your Coffee Too Hot Could Triple Your Risk of Cancer, New Study Finds
Vice News · Center-left · News report
CenterLarge study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Vice NewsNews report · Oct 16, 9:43 PM
Drinking Your Coffee Too Hot Could Triple Your Risk of Cancer, New Study Finds
That scorching hot cup of coffee or tea you kick your day off with—the one that’s so hot that if a restaurant employee spilled it on you, you’d sue that establishment out of existence—is tr...
Details66/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 2 sources
66/99 Wording GapMedium confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Oct 16, 9:43 PM: Vice News joined the source map.
Oct 16, 10:29 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.