Ric Flair was hospitalized in Tampa after a fall, hours after disclosing a leg blood clot.
Wrestling legend Ric Flair, 77, was taken to a Tampa hospital on Friday after falling outside a restaurant. The fall occurred hours after Flair said a blood clot in his leg had forced him to cancel a Seattle convention appearance. He injured his face in the fall.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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Washington Times
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Times
Ric Flair hospitalized after fall outside Tampa restaurant, hours after revealing blood clot
chronological fall-first account · neutral
NY Post
Ric Flair rushed to hospital hours after revealing scary health issue
health-scare emphasis · negative
First to report
- NY Postfirst
- Washington Times+1.4 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Both outlets report the same fall and clot; the split is only in emphasis, with one leading on the restaurant fall and the other on the scary health issue disclosed hours earlier.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Ric Flair hospitalized after fall outside Tampa restaurant, hours after revealing blood clot”
“Ric Flair rushed to hospital hours after revealing scary health issue”
4 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Flair injured his face in the fall
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