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What happened Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
The headline split The left frames it as "Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being pronounced dead". The center frames it as "Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 14 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidence Medium 14 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidence Mild 46/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being pronounced dead St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Center-left · News report
Center Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-right No matching source in this bucket yet. Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
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Center-left Mostly Factual Toddler found alive in hospital morgue after being pronounced dead alive after being pronounced
When a police officer questioned the declaration, the doctor reportedly dismissed the concern.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Show all 14 sources Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue declared breathing
Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Toddler declared dead was found breathing in hospital morgue Police say an Arizona toddler discovered in a backyard pool earlier this year was declared dead at a hospital, but later discovered to be alive.
Open source Details 46/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 14 sources 46/99 Wording Gap Medium confidence 14 sources · 2 bias buckets Live match · 14 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format Formats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 9, 3:27 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 9, 3:27 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 9, 3:27 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Jul 9, 3:27 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 14 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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46/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence.
Live match · 14 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
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