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Urgent Warning on What Foods to Avoid as 'Explosive Diarrhea' Parasite Spreads
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Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 6 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 2 center, and 2 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 100 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
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.
This story has been covered over the span of about 6 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
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: Cleveland.com, Vox, Associated Press, USA Today, The Western Journal, The Blaze.
Left(2)
Cleveland.comBJul 21, 8:37 PM
Another Ohioan is suing Taco Bell after contracting cyclosporiasis. Here’s what we know.
An Ashtabula woman has filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell after eating at the restaurant and contracting cyclosporiasis.
VoxBJul 20, 6:00 PM
Don’t give up vegetables because of the diarrhea parasite
Fresh produce brings new risks with the cyclospora diarrhea outbreak. Here’s how to eat safe. | Getty Images Update, July 20, 2026, 2 pm ET: This story, first published July 17, has been updated wit
Center(2)
Associated PressAJul 17, 8:58 PM
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite - AP News
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite AP News
USA TodayBJul 15, 10:10 PM
Case map shows 'explosive diarrhea' in more states. Is cyclosporiasis near you? - USA Today
Case map shows 'explosive diarrhea' in more states. Is cyclosporiasis near you? USA Today
Right(2)
The Western JournalDJul 21, 5:49 PM
Urgent Warning on What Foods to Avoid as 'Explosive Diarrhea' Parasite Spreads
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The BlazeCJul 21, 7:30 PM
FDA sends mixed messages amid America’s explosive diarrhea outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now walking back its claim that Taco Bell lettuce supplier Taylor Farms was a source of the epidemic of explosive diarrhea that plagued customers, even apologi
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