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Salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states

One headline broadly reports the salmonella outbreak's expansion, while the other specifically links it to jalapenos from a Mexican farm.

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As of August 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states.
The headline split The left frames it as "Salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states". The right frames it as "Jalapenos linked to a U.S. salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distri...".
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Same-event confidenceDeveloping

Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSalmonella outbreak expands to 27 states

NBC News - US News · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightJalapenos linked to a U.S. salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
NBC News - US NewsNews report · Aug 6, 11:31 PM

Salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states

expands

The FDA says they’ve now found the source of that jalapeño pepper recall linked to Chipotle. It does not appear the peppers in question went to grocery stores, but they did go to wholesaler...

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Center-rightMixed
The Washington TimesNews report · Aug 6, 10:36 PM

Jalapenos linked to a U.S. salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

Jalapenos linkedMexican farmdistributor

Jalapeno peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say.

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Details85/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
85/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 6, 10:36 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Aug 6, 11:31 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 85/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.