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Afghanistan: Deadly flash floods hit Nuristan province
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 3 reports on this story from 3 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning and 1 center sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 58 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Notably, no right-leaning outlet in our index has picked the story up yet — a right-side blind spot that often signals a topic resonating more with progressive audiences.
On reliability, 3 of the 3 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 31 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: ABC News, NJ.com, Deutsche Welle.
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ABC NewsBJul 20, 6:12 AM
5 family members found dead after flash flood in a scenic Utah canyon
Five members of a Utah family have died after a flash flood swept through canyons in southern Utah where they were on a day outing
NJ.comBJul 21, 1:12 PM
Flash flood warnings issued in parts of N.J. as rain-packed thunderstorms hit region
Showers and thunderstorms moving across New Jersey are dumping heavy rain, posing a risk of rapid street and highway flooding along with rising rivers, streams and creeks.
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