Horrifying or not

Not all news stories are created equal. Sometimes you have to add up a bunch of stories and divide by some sort of number to get a hint of the truth.

Yesterday there was a medical event of some kind at the home of The Price is Right legend Bob Barker. If you credit the story in Radar Online (a sister outlet of the National Enquirer) then Mr. Barker suffered a "horrifying" medical emergency that required a swarm of ambulances. And by the way, Bob's health is declining rapidly and he's close to death's door.

More sober stories said that Bob had a "non-emergency" back issue that did result in a fire department visit. But the TPiR icon is now resting at his home with no serious problems.

So what exactly is the truth? At age 94 any health scare is serious, but I have no clue which version of the event is true, or if the truth is wobbling somewhere between the different reports.

One other thing. The comment sections on the linked stories are mostly embarrassing and (often unintentionally) hilarious. To be fair, there are some reasonable comments as well, but they're few and far between.

UPDATE: Former TPiR showrunner Roger Dobkowitz has posted a Facebook item about Bob's health issue. Dobkowitz calls it a "crack in his back" (huh?) and says that it resulted in a hospital stay of a few days. But don't worry, Bob is now at home and doing fine. Dobkowitz also says that Bob is "part American Indian and that makes him extra strong!!!!" (double huh?)

Something tells me that I don't want Roger Dobkowitz as my doctor.