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Two alligators caught on video brawling on Florida mother’s front porch — just feet from sleeping baby inside

Nypost · · 535 words · By Richard Pollina
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Two alligators caught on video brawling on Florida mother’s front porch — just feet from sleeping baby inside Two ferocious alligators were caught on video turning a Southwest Florida mother’s enclosed front porch into a bloody battlefield — just feet from…

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Topics 2

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What happened

Two alligators caught on video brawling on Florida mother’s front porch — just feet from sleeping baby inside Two ferocious alligators were caught on video turning a Southwest Florida mother’s enclosed front porch into a bloody battlefield — just feet from…

Why it matters

Kayla Burress said she awoke to what she thought was a burglar trying to break into her home in Ave Maria — about 36 miles from Naples — but was left in complete shock when she saw the two large reptiles in violent combat on her screened-in porch, where her…

Common ground

“I never thought that the gators were going to enter my porch,” she told the outlet.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/florida-mom-catches-two-alligators-fightin…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Since 1948, Florida has recorded between 450 and 500 documented alligator bites, with only around 30 proving fatal.”
DISPUTED
Different sources provide conflicting numbers for the same period (since 1948): one source says 500 bites/32 fatal, while another says 487 bites/27 fatal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embraer Legacy 450/500 and Praetor 500/600 are a family of mid-size and super mid-size business jets built by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. The aircraft family was launched with the Leg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_Legacy_450/500_and_Pra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 is a very light (VLJ) business jet designed and produced by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. Announced in November 2005, it made its first flight on 26 July …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minorcans of Florida (also spelled Menorcan) are an ethnically diverse group of people that settled in St. Augustine, Florida in the late 18th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minorcans_of_Florida
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Claim 2: “the gators slammed each other through the screen enclosure, leaving a trail of blood, shredded mesh and twisted metal behind”
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Multiple sources describe the alligators slamming into the screen enclosure, leaving behind shredded mesh and twisted metal.
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web search NEUTRAL — When she looked outside, two large alligators were locked in a violent fight on her lanai. The gators slammed into the screen enclosure, tearing through it and leaving behind twisted metal and shredde…
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/07/mom-mistakes-alligators-figh…
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web search NEUTRAL — When she looked outside, the two large reptiles were fighting violently. The alligators slammed into the porch’s screen, ripping through it and leaving shredded mesh and twisted metal in their wake, t…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/it-was-scary-2-allig…
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web search NEUTRAL — May marks the beginning of alligator mating season in Florida, and that means that the reptiles are way more active.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/video-florida-alligators-…
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Claim 3: “Wildlife experts told WINK that while two gators brawling on a front porch may seem alarming, during mating season — which is in full swing right now — it is far from unheard of.”
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Multiple sources cite wildlife experts stating that aggressive fighting is not unheard of during mating season, which occurs in Florida from April to September.
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web search NEUTRAL — Common name. Distribution. Alligator mississippiensis.Alligators generally mature at a length of 1.8 m (6 ft). The mating season is in late spring. In April and May, alligators form so-called "bellowi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator
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web search NEUTRAL — Wildlife experts say this kind of behavior, while alarming, isn’t completely unheard of, especially during mating season, which is happening now.
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/05/07/mom-mistakes-alligators-figh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wildlife experts say aggressive alligator fights can happen during mating season, which takes place in Florida from April to September.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/florida-mom-mistake…
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Claim 4: “Florida’s worst year for gator attacks in the last three decades came in 2023, with 23 documented incidents.”
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While web search results mention that attacks are on the rise, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms that 2023 had 23 documented incidents or that it was the worst year in three decades.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 Florida Panthers season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993. It is the Panthers' 24th season at FLA Live Arena. This is the Pant…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Florida ( FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða] ) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lamont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170, down from 178 at the 2010 census. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont,_Florida
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Claim 5: “Female alligators can weigh over 200 pounds and grow up to 9 feet, while males can stretch to 13 feet and weigh more than 500 pounds.”
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Web search results from NatureWorks and NCWRC confirm that males can reach 13 feet and 500 lbs, and females generally grow to less than 9 feet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have entered an Indianapolis 500 race. Ten women racing drivers have officially entered at least once, with Janet Guthrie being the first. Sarah Fishe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is a recurring opinion survey and music ranking of the finest albums in history, compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone. It is based on weighted votes fr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Velvet Rope is the sixth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson. It was released on October 7, 1997, through Virgin Records. Prior to its release, Jackson renegotiated her contract with Vir…
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Claim 6: “Two ferocious alligators were caught on video turning a Southwest Florida mother’s enclosed front porch into a bloody battlefield”
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Three independent web search results confirm that two alligators fought on a woman's screened-in porch in Southwest Florida.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Southwest Florida woman got a terrifying reminder of how quickly a wildlife encounter can turn dangerous when two alligators battling outside her home crashed straight through her screened-in porch.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alligators-crash-porch-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Southwest Florida woman thought a burglar was breaking into her home. It was much more terrifying -- two angry alligators were brawling outside in a battle that spilled onto her screened-in porch.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/it-was-scary-2-allig…
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web search NEUTRAL — An alligator is seen on a porch in an Ave Maria, Fla., home. Credit: WINK News/Youtube. Need to know. A Florida mom discovered two alligators in the midst of a fight on her porch after initially suspe…
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/florida-mom-mistake…
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Claim 7: “Florida is home to an estimated 1.3 million alligators, with a significant chunk of them lurking in Southwest Florida’s lakes, canals and wetlands, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.”
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The figure of 1.3 million alligators in Florida is mentioned in web search results attributed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is a Florida government agency founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tallahassee. It manages and regulates the state's fish and wildlife reso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Florida Python Challenge is an annual, ten-day competition where professional and novice participants join in the effort to remove invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Past the goal of removing py…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Florida panther is a North American cougar (P. c. couguar) population in South Florida. It lives in pinelands, tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed freshwater swamp forests. Its range includes the…
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Claim 8: “Kayla Burress said she awoke to what she thought was a burglar trying to break into her home in Ave Maria — about 36 miles from Naples”
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Multiple sources identify the homeowner as Kayla Burress, the location as Ave Maria, and the distance as approximately 36 miles from Naples.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ave Maria is located 36 miles northeast of Naples in Collier County, close to the Everglades. And while gators in the area are not rare, a fight happening so close to home was frightening to Burress. …
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/it-was-scary-2-allig…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ave Maria resident Kayla Burress shared that she heard a loud crash coming from her home's lanai and discovered the two large reptiles fighting violently. Wildlife experts say aggressive alligator fig…
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/florida-mom-mistake…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Florida homeowner had quite a scare thinking her house was being robbed only to find that alligators violently fighting with each other. The incident took place at a home in Ave Maria near Naples in…
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/video-florida-alligators-…
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