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Mangoes recalled in 4 states over salmonella risk

Quartz and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The mangoes were sold from Aug. 10 to 21, some in select Walmart stores.
The headline split The left frames it as "Mangoes sold at Walmart stores in four Northeast states recalled over salmonella risk". The center frames it as "Mangoes recalled in at least four states due to risk of possible salmonella contamination".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMangoes sold at Walmart stores in four Northeast states recalled over salmonella risk

Quartz · Center-left · News report

CenterMangoes recalled in 4 states over salmonella risk

The Hill · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The HillNews report · Sep 1, 12:45 PM

Mangoes recalled in 4 states over salmonella risk

The mangoes were sold from Aug. 10 to 21, some in select Walmart stores.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
QuartzNews report · Sep 1, 12:50 PM

Mangoes sold at Walmart stores in four Northeast states recalled over salmonella risk

The mangoes, sold at select Walmart locations in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, were distributed Aug. 10–21

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CenterHigh
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 1, 12:45 PM

Mangoes recalled in at least four states due to risk of possible salmonella contamination

The FDA said no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled mangoes, as of Aug. 29.

Open source
Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 9 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 1, 12:45 PM: The Hill joined the source map.

Sep 1, 12:45 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Sep 1, 12:50 PM: Quartz joined the source map.

Sep 1, 1:06 PM: WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 9 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.