Claims extracted
25
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
4 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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A desperate search is underway for a woman who was spotted handling a rabid bat in Minneapolis, leaving residents questioning why she touched the creature to begin with.
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she → see → creature
Flyers posted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) sparked panic on X after officials detailed the unidentified woman's encounter with the infected animal.
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officials → post → animal
A 25 to 30-year-old white woman, who was about 5ft 5in tall with curly brown hair, was seen with a curly-haired, golden retriever-like dog, according to officials.
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who → see → officials
She was seen crouching by the bat before putting it in a bag.
asserted
She → see → bag
'If this was you please call 911 and ask to be connected to Animal Care & Control,' pleaded MDH.
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MDH → call → Care
Rabies has a virtually 100 percent fatality rate if a human becomes infected; however, it is also completely preventable if post-exposure treatment is administered before symptoms begin.
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symptoms → have → rate
Health officials said the bat was found on the sidewalk of Hennepin Ave between N. Washington Ave and N. 3rd Street on Tuesday.
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bat → say → Tuesday
The bat died and was sent for testing before returning positive for rabies.
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bat → die → rabies
'Bites from bats are tiny, may be painless, and may not leave a mark,' MDH noted.
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MDH → leave → mark
Flyers posted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) detailed an unidentified woman's encounter with the rabid bat
A 25 to 30-year-old white woman, who was about 5ft 5in tall with curly brown hair, was seen with a curly-haired, golden retriever-like dog crouching by the bat before putting it in a bag, according to officials (Stock Image)
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dog → post → Image
Officials asked that any person who has come in physical contact with a bat speak with a physician.
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who → ask → physician
The virus must travel to the brain before it can cause symptoms, meaning the incubation period can vary from weeks to months, according to the CDC.
uncertain
period → travel → CDC
The search for the woman raised several questions and concerns among users on X, with many mocking the similarities the incident drew to the rumored origins of the COVID-19 virus.
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incident → raise → virus
One user wrote: 'is this how we're being primed for Covid 2.0?'
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we → write → Covid
Another added: 'We need more education about zoonotic diseases STAT Way too many wannabe animal rescuers interacting willy nilly with wild animals with little consideration.'
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We → add → consideration
A third asked: 'I feel they probably should have mentioned that she will literally die if she contracted the disease?
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she → ask → disease
Like they really made this sound not that urgent.'
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this → make → ?
Seemingly trying to mitigate hysteria, MDH added that there is no risk of rabies if a person has not come in physical contact with a bat.
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person → try → bat
Rabies has a virtually 100 percent fatality rate if a human becomes infected; however, it is also completely preventable if post-exposure treatment is administered before symptoms begin (Stock Image)
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symptoms → have → rate
Panic spread across X with several users raising several questions and concerns regarding MDH's flyer
The department offered rabies assessments during the week for those who believed they had been exposed.
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they → spread → those
MDH confirmed to Bring Me The News that flyers posted around the City of Lakes were official.
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flyers → confirm → Lakes
The outlet reported that it was the second confirmed case of rabies in the past week in Minnesota.
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it → report → Minnesota
A cow at a farm in Brown County tested positive for the disease before its death and had exposed nine people to the virus.
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cow → test → virus
Two domestic cats at the property had to be euthanized.
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cats → have → property
The Daily Mail has reached out to MDH for comment.
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Mail → reach → comment
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