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As of July 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.….
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Developing. The source map is still developing. Keep watching for more sources to join.
Same-event confidenceDevelopingNot enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.
Framing confidenceHiddenWording-gap score hidden — source map is too narrow to read confidently.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMartha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in OklahomaPhiladelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterMartha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in OklahomaWashington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.…
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 11, 12:58 AM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.
Jul 11, 1:00 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.
