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Man, 97, dies at his birthday party in Los Angeles

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

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NewsNation, The Washington Times and the New York Post report that a 97-year-old man died at his birthday party moments after dancing to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” The Times and the Post say the party took place in Los Angeles last week and that he died shortly after guests sang “Happy Birthday” to him. The Post reports that Eden Malinoff, a baker who threw the Halloween-themed party for her neighbor, posted footage of him clapping and swaying to TikTok on Monday. The Post quotes Malinoff saying he wanted to celebrate by throwing a Halloween birthday party.

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Key points

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  1. A 97-year-old man died at his birthday party moments after dancing to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.”

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    Center
    NewsNation
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post

  2. The party took place in Los Angeles last week, according to the Times and the Post.

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    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post

  3. He died shortly after guests sang “Happy Birthday” to him, according to the New York Post.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Footage of him clapping, swaying and smiling during the song was posted to TikTok by Eden Malinoff, a baker and neighbor, on Monday.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a 97-year-old man died at his birthday party moments after dancing to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” The two right-side outlets build their coverage around the dance and a neighbor’s video, while the center outlet reports the same core event in a shorter, more general headline.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    NewsNation’s headline pairs the death with the dancing in nearly the same words as the right-side outlets, leaving out the location.

    Man, 97, dies at own birthday party moments after dancing to ‘Stayin’ Alive’
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines pair the death directly with the dance to Stayin’ Alive, and the Post’s piece rests on a neighbor’s TikTok video.

    California man, 97, dies at his own birthday party moments after dancing to Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the dance moments before death
  • the birthday party setting
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the Bee Gees song and dance
  • the moments before the death
  • the neighbor’s TikTok video
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    1 day 14 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 3:52 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 5, 1:35 AM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 5, 1:35 AM EST
  2. The Washington TimesRightNov 5, 5:50 PM EST
  3. NewsNationCenterNov 6, 3:52 PM EST

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