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Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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As of June 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.
The headline split The left frames it as "Horror as newborn baby found dead in music festival portaloo". The center frames it as "Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 9 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

9 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftHorror as newborn baby found dead in music festival portaloo

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterNewborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

Troopers said the body was discovered by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

Open source
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

State police troopers said the remains were found by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Jun 29, 8:46 AM

Newborn found dead inside Michigan music festival porta-potty, state police ask for help

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Troopers said the body was discovered by an employee of the restroom vending company during routine maintenance.

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 29, 8:39 AM

Horror as newborn baby found dead in music festival portaloo

DISTRESSING DETAILS - A newborn baby has tragically been found dead in toilets at the Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, Michigan, police have said

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Metro UKNews report · Jun 29, 8:27 AM

Newborn baby found dead in portable toilet at Electric Forest music festival

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The young infant was found by a member of staff conducting maintenance at the annual Electric Forest festival in Michigan.

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Details57/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 9 sources
57/99 Wording GapMedium confidence9 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 9 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 29, 8:27 AM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Jun 29, 8:39 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jun 29, 8:46 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Jun 29, 8:46 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 9 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.