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Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river
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, 4 of the 6 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets 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 5 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: The Guardian, ABC News, HuffPost, Anchorage Daily News, CBS News, Breitbart.
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The GuardianAJul 20, 10:31 PM
Five people die in attempt to save struggling swimmer in Ohio river
Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911 Five people have died in a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to hel
ABC NewsBJul 20, 7:55 PM
Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim
HuffPostCJul 20, 7:32 PM
Attempt To Save A Struggling Swimmer Leaves 5 Dead In An Ohio River
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim.
Anchorage Daily NewsBJul 20, 10:01 PM
5 dead in attempt to save struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says
A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group running along a nearby road to seek help.
CBS NewsBJul 21, 12:58 AM
5 drown after several enter Ohio's Scioto River to rescue struggling swimmer
Five people drowned in Ohio's Scioto River after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A motorist called 911 after spotting a
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Right(1)
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