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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Aug 19, 10:45 PM
Massachusetts boy dies after being hit by falling tree at summer camp
An 8-year-old boy who was hit by a falling tree at a YMCA summer day camp in Massachusetts has died.
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Massachusetts boy dies after being hit by falling tree at summer camp
WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) and Fox News - US describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened An 8-year-old boy who was hit by a falling tree at a YMCA summer day camp in Massachusetts has died.
The headline split The center frames it as "Massachusetts boy dies after being hit by falling tree at summer camp". The right frames it as "8-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA summer camp in Massachusetts".
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CenterMassachusetts boy dies after being hit by falling tree at summer camp
WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) · Center · News report
Right / center-right8-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA summer camp in Massachusetts
Fox News - US · Right · News report
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Fox News - USNews report · Aug 19, 10:39 PM
8-year-old boy killed after tree falls at YMCA summer camp in Massachusetts
An 8-year-old boy died after a tree fell at a YMCA summer camp in Wayland, Massachusetts, and a counselor sustained minor injuries.
Details55/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
55/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 55/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.