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Daily ExpressNews report · Jun 16, 10:21 AM
'I was bitten by tick and it felt like alien trying to get out of my head'
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Bill Lankford was diagnosed after suffering severe brain inflammation following a Scandinavian swim-run race
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Man bitten by tick 'felt brain swell like alien trying to get out'
Bill Lankford was diagnosed after suffering severe brain inflammation following a Scandinavian swim-run race
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As of June 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened It happened while he was abroad.
The headline split One side frames it as "Man bitten by tick 'felt brain swell like alien trying to get out'". The other frames it as "'I was bitten by tick and it felt like alien trying to get out of my head'".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMan bitten by tick 'felt brain swell like alien trying to get out'
Wales Online · Center-left · News report
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Right / center-right'I was bitten by tick and it felt like alien trying to get out of my head'
Daily Express · Right · News report
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Wales OnlineNews report · Jun 16, 10:13 AM
Man bitten by tick 'felt brain swell like alien trying to get out'
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It happened while he was abroad
Details46/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
46/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.