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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Aug 17, 2:18 AM

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo deadliest in country's history

Guardian World and Sky News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
What changedThe left frames it as "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history". The right frames it as "'A wake-up call': Ebola outbreak is now DR Congo's deadliest".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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62WORDING GAP

4 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history". The right frames it as "'A wake-up call': Ebola outbreak is now DR Congo's deadliest".

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Aug 16, 10:05 PM: Sky News joined the source map.

Aug 17, 12:08 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Aug 17, 12:09 AM: Guardian World joined the source map.

Aug 17, 1:41 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo deadliest in country's history

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.

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Center ·News report

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history

A top UN official says 'speed, scale, and solidarity' needed 'before this virus gets even further ahead of us'.

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Center-left ·News report

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadl...

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Center-right ·News report
Sky News3h ago

'A wake-up call': Ebola outbreak is now DR Congo's deadliest

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.

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