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Dear Abby: My cheating ex-husband died — am I wrong for skipping his funeral?
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 6 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 5 left-leaning and 1 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score is just 41 out of 100, meaning the reporting is concentrated heavily on one side of the spectrum rather than spread evenly. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
On reliability, 5 of the 6 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
The reports clustered here landed within about 2 hours of each other, suggesting a fast-moving, breaking story.
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: MLive, NJ.com, Cleveland.com, PennLive, The Oregonian, NY Post.
Left(5)
MLiveBAug 2, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: I found out my cheating ex has died. Is it OK that I don’t want to attend his funeral?
When the true story came out, a lot of people apologized for treating me so badly.
NJ.comBAug 2, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: Should I go to my lying ex’s funeral after what he did to me?
None of the ex's family even informed her when he died. She found out from a friend of his.
Cleveland.comBAug 2, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: I feel indifference toward my lying ex. Can I skip his funeral?
Abby: On that day, do something you would enjoy, ideally with friends who support you.
PennLiveBAug 2, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: I feel like my presence wouldn’t be welcomed at lying ex’s funeral
Abby: On that day, do something you would enjoy, ideally with friends who support you.
The OregonianBAug 2, 9:00 AM
Dear Abby: Their rocky marriage, divorce makes this woman uninterested in attending ex’s funeral
The bad memories with him far outweigh the good ones, and I don’t want to go to his funeral.
Center(0)
Right(1)
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