3-foot alligator walks into Bagel Dock Express bagel shop in Southport, North Carolina
A roughly three-foot alligator entered a Southport, North Carolina bagel shop through an open back door in late October. Police and Animal Protective Services removed it, and no one was hurt.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 2A three-foot alligator walked into Bagel Dock Express, a bagel shop in Southport, North Carolina, in late October. New York PostR “The 3-foot gator made its way inside Bagel Dock Express in Southport Thursday” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “A three-foot alligator casually cruised into a North Carolina bagel shop” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2The New York Post dates the visit to Thursday of the week before its report. Breitbart says it was a late October afternoon after the restaurant had closed. New York PostR “Thursday after strolling through the back door which had been left open” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “on a late October afternoon after the restaurant had closed” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2Both outlets say the animal came in through an open back door. Surveillance footage shows it crossing the stockroom and kitchen and reaching the front of the shop. Breitbart adds that it first crossed a parking lot. New York PostR “from making its way through the back stock room and into the kitchen before arriving at the front of the shop” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “made its way across a parking lot, entered through the open back door of Bagel Dock Express in Southport” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 2Owner Jesse Driscoll, who had been busy with the installation of a new oven, found the alligator behind or near the service counter and jumped back in fear. New York PostR “Driscoll said he was distracted with the installation of a new oven” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “He jumped back a good five yards when he saw the uninvited guest.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2Driscoll ran outside and brought another man in to see it, then called 911. New York PostR “Driscoll immediately jetted outside and quickly dragged another man into the store” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “Driscoll scampered outside and summoned another man into the store to show him what he had found before calling 911.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Southport police and Animal Protective Services removed the alligator safely, and the business said there were no injuries. The Southport Police Department joked on social media with the caption "Alligator- Isle 1". New York PostR “the gator was safely removed by Southport police and Animal Protective Services”““Alligator- Isle 1,” the Southport Police Department quipped on social media” Read at New York Post ↗
Right · 2Driscoll told WWAY News the event was "so far out of the ordinary for a bagel shop" and that "never in a million years did I think I'd see an alligator." New York PostR ““It’s just so far out of the ordinary for a bagel shop,” a stunned Driscoll told WWAY News.” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “never in a million years did I think I’d see an alligator. It was a shock to see me as I was him.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2The shop posted the surveillance video on Facebook with a joke that word of its fresh bagels had reached the swamp. It added: "No injuries, no drama. Just one very unusual customer! Fresh bagels. Wild experiences." Breitbart says the video went viral this week. New York PostR ““No injuries, no drama … just one very unusual customer! Fresh bagels. Wild experiences,” the store wrote.” Read at New York Post ↗ BreitbartR “a surveillance video the business first posted on Facebook that went viral this week” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Breitbart, citing WWAY News, adds that alligators of this kind are native to the North Carolina coast. It also says Southport is about 60 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach. BreitbartR “Such alligators are native to the North Carolina coast, according to WWAY News.”“Southport is about 60 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
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Right3 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets run the story as a light human-interest item built around the surveillance video and the shop's jokes. The New York Post stresses the panic, while Breitbart leans on the humour and the shop owner's promotion.
- Emphasis
- The owner's fright, the quotes from WWAY News, and the shop's quip about bagels reaching the swamp.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither says how the alligator got to the area, where it was taken afterwards, or whether the shop's door policy changed.
- Charged language
- “terrorizing employees”“hysteria”“bite-size bandit”“uninvited guest”
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“sending its panicked employees into a hysteria” — New York Post
“The bite-size bandit then started lurking behind the front counter” — New York Post
“He jumped back a good five yards when he saw the uninvited guest.” — Breitbart
What every side reports
- A roughly three-foot alligator entered Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina, through an open back door.
- Owner Jesse Driscoll found it near the counter, and Southport police and Animal Protective Services removed it.
- No one was injured, and the shop joked about the visit on social media.
Where accounts differ
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When the alligator entered the shop
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- The New York Post says Thursday of the week before its report. Breitbart says a late October afternoon after the restaurant had closed.
Bagel Dock Express organisation
The business presented the visit as harmless and funny, saying word of its bagels had reached the swamp, and stressed that no one was hurt.
““No injuries, no drama … just one very unusual customer! Fresh bagels. Wild experiences,” the store wrote.” — New York Post
““Apparently, word of our fresh bagels has made it way into the swamp,” the Bagel Dock wrote with the video.” — Breitbart
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Right3 articles
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Alligator casually strolls into bagel shop, terrorizing employees: ‘Never in a million years’
Mixed A playful, exaggerated account that dwells on employees' panic and the owner's shock.
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WATCH: Young Alligator Strolls into North Carolina Bagel Shop
Mixed A light account that adds local context and presents the owner as using the incident as a promotion.
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- 4 Nov 04:41 First New York PostR Alligator casually strolls into bagel shop, terrorizing employees: ‘Never in a million years’
- 4 Nov 20:41 +16h BreitbartR WATCH: Young Alligator Strolls into North Carolina Bagel Shop
- 5 Nov 09:30 +28h 49m Fox NewsR Alligator sneaks into North Carolina bagel shop, sends owner scrambling in encounter caught on camera
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