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19 runners hospitalized after Santa Barbara half-marathon, police review symptoms

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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NewsNation reports 19 runners were hospitalized after Sunday’s Santa Barbara half-marathon. Fox News and the New York Post report that police are investigating “suspicious circumstances” after runners sought care for unusual symptoms, and that police say the cause is not confirmed. Cottage Health told Fox News that emergency visits were larger than expected. The Post reports that event director David Monico attributes the symptoms to heat and exhaustion, with temperatures at 86 degrees, while unverified social media rumors claim a water station was spiked.

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What happened

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Nineteen runners were hospitalized or sought emergency care after the Santa Barbara half-marathon on Sunday.
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NewsNation
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New York Post
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Fox News
Santa Barbara police are investigating “suspicious circumstances” around the runners’ symptoms, and say the cause has not been confirmed.
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New York Post
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Fox News
Cottage Health said the number of emergency visits from the race was larger than expected.
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Event director David Monico said organizers have no reason to believe the symptoms were anything more than heat and exhaustion, with temperatures reaching 86 degrees.
One outletNew York Post· Right
Unverified rumors on social media claim a water station on the course was spiked; the supplied coverage contains no evidence for this.
One outletNew York Post· Right

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Were the runners’ symptoms caused by heat and exhaustion?
Event director David Monico, as reported by the New York Post, says organizers have no reason to believe the cause was anything more than heat and exhaustion. Santa Barbara police say the cause has not been confirmed and are investigating suspicious circumstances.

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All three outlets report that 19 runners were hospitalized after Sunday’s Santa Barbara half-marathon. NewsNation’s headline gives only that count, while Fox News and the New York Post lead with police scrutiny and unusual symptoms, and the Post adds organizers’ heat explanation.

the left
No coverage yet
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the center
1 outlet
NewsNation’s headline states the count of 19 hospitalized runners as reported, without mentioning the police inquiry or any cause.
19 runners at Santa Barbara half-marathon hospitalized: Reports
NewsNationCenterAll center headlines
the right
2 outlets
Fox News leads with the police probe of suspicious circumstances, while the New York Post leads with unusual symptoms and rumors about the cause.
California police probe 'suspicious circumstances' after nearly 20 hospitalized following half-marathon
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rumors swirl

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rumors swirlMore neutral: report only what can be confirmed, or name the source of the rumor
Publishes a rumor while disclaiming it.
…runners rushed to hospital with ‘unusual symptoms’ at California half marathon as rumors swirl over cause
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From the left

0 outlets

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the number of hospitalized runners
the report of the event

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NewsNationCenter
19 runners at Santa Barbara half-marathon hospitalized: Reports
2 hr agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)

From the right

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Leads with

police probe of suspicious circumstances
unusual symptoms and hospital visits
rumors about a spiked water station
organizers’ heat explanation

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Fox NewsFar Right
California police probe 'suspicious circumstances' after nearly 20 hospitalized following half-marathon
Santa Barbara Police Department is probing suspicious circumstances after 19 half-marathon runners sought emergency care for unusual symptoms.
2 hr agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
At least 19 runners rushed to hospital with ‘unusual symptoms’ at California half marathon as Vague attribution“rumors swirl”Publishes a rumor while disclaiming it.More neutral: report only what can be confirmed, or name the source of the rumorDisagree with this highlight? over cause
Temperatures in Santa Barbara reached 86 degrees on Sunday, and Monico said hospitalizations are not unusual during races, particularly when temperatures are high.
4 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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No report yet
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Center
2 hr 17 min later
Its first report, Nov 9, 12:13 PM EST
Right
First to report
New York Post, Nov 9, 9:56 AM EST

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New York PostRightNov 9, 9:56 AM EST
Fox NewsFar RightNov 9, 12:09 PM EST
NewsNationCenterNov 9, 12:13 PM EST

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19 runners hospitalized after Santa Barbara half-marathon, police review symptoms

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19 runners at Santa Barbara half-marathon hospitalized: Reports

From the right

California police probe 'suspicious circumstances' after nearly 20 hospitalized following half-marathon

At least 19 runners rushed to hospital with ‘unusual symptoms’ at California half marathon as Vague attribution“rumors swirl”Publishes a rumor while disclaiming it.More neutral: report only what can be confirmed, or name the source of the rumorDisagree with this highlight? over cause

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