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Mostly Same

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

2 Left3 Center1 Right
Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of July 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened "Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals.".
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftPlague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report

CenterPlague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPlague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Oregonian (OregonLive)News report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
CenterHigh
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
CenterHigh
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Jul 9, 1:32 AM

Plague confirmed in wild rat after 4 confirmed cases in dogs; Is it contagious?

"Humans can get plague from flea bites or direct contact with infected animals."

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 9, 1:32 AM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Jul 9, 1:32 AM: The Oregonian (OregonLive) joined the source map.

Jul 9, 1:32 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Jul 9, 1:32 AM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.