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Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion - AP News

First seen 7/26/2026, 4:07:50 AM · 3 sources · cross-spectrum coverage

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What happened: Federal officials investigating after video appears to show man kicking a sea lion on a California beach

Where coverage diverges: Lean Left: 2 (NBC News — Top, ABC News — US); Wire (factual): 1 (Google News).

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Lean Left
NBC News — Top

Federal officials investigating after video appears to show man kicking a sea lion on a California beach

Lean Left angle.

Lean Left
ABC News — US

Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion

Lean Left angle.

Wire (factual)
Google News

Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion - AP News

Wire (factual) angle.

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Lean Left · 2 sources

            ABC News — US
            Lean Left
          

Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion

Federal wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a protected sea lion at a beach in California

            Mixed Factuality · Other
          

            NBC News — Top
            Lean Left
          

Federal officials investigating after video appears to show man kicking a sea lion on a California beach

The reported incident took place Wednesday evening near La Jolla Cove, a tourist destination known for its sandstone features and protected sea lion population.

            Mixed Factuality · Other
          

Wire (factual) · 1 source

            Google News
            Wire (factual)
          

Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion - AP News

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.

            Very High Factuality · Independent
          

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