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California, Michigan and Wisconsin sue Dollar General over alleged pricing discrepancies

publishers 26articles 26first reported 27 Oct, 00:45 UTCdeveloping since 27 Oct · 6 editions

California, Michigan and Wisconsin have joined legal action against Dollar General over allegations that customers were charged more than advertised prices. California’s lawsuit accuses the retailer of deceptive pricing, while reports from Michigan and Wisconsin describe the action as involving overcharges or price discrepancies.

Michigan’s case is part of a multistate lawsuit.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 4 articles, headlines and summaries only; 4 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 18 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

Publishers
26
Source articles
26
Given to the writer
4, headlines and summaries only
Independent newsrooms
4
This version written
18 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
revised
Publication gate
passed
Human review
none

WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the sentence describing omissions from the source material. - "Further details about the alleged violations, the other participating states and Dollar General’s response were not included in the reports.": This is commentary about what the source material does not contain rather than reported news.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

California, Michigan and Wisconsin sue Dollar General over alleged pricing discrepancies

California, Michigan and Wisconsin have joined legal action against Dollar General over allegations that customers were charged more than advertised prices. California’s lawsuit accuses the retailer of deceptive pricing, while reports from Michigan and Wisconsin describe the action as involving overcharges or price discrepancies. Michigan’s case is part of a multistate lawsuit. Further details about the alleged violations, the other participating states and Dollar General’s response were not included in the reports.

Written by a language model from the sources above, then checked by a second model that may only cut, attribute or correct. How it works →

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WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

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  • Nothing new took hold after the first third.

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