Toddler injured by wolf at ZooAmerica in Pennsylvania after crawling under fence
An 18-month-old child was injured at ZooAmerica in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Saturday morning after crawling under a perimeter fence and putting their hand through the wolf enclosure fence. A wolf grabbed the child's hand with its mouth in what zoo officials described as natural investigatory behavior. The child's parents were charged with endangering the welfare of children.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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NY Post
The Hill
Breitbart
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Hill
Toddler crawls under fence near wolf enclosure at Hershey zoo, suffers minor injuries
straightforward incident reporting
Breitbart
Police: Wolf Injures Toddler at Pennsylvania Zoo While Parents Were Looking at Their Phones
parental negligence and broader cellphone dangers
First to report
- NY Postfirst
- The Hill+9.7 h
- Breitbart+14.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
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 · 3 outlets
“Toddler crawls under fence near wolf enclosure at Hershey zoo, suffers minor injuries”
“Toddler wounded by wolf after crawling into restricted area at ZooAmerica while parents were on phones”
“Police: Wolf Injures Toddler at Pennsylvania Zoo While Parents Were Looking at Their Phones”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The parents were looking at their cellphones instead of watching the child when the incident occurred.
Corroborated
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