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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 5, 11:07 PM
A fire in Congo's capital leaves at least 22 dead
The fire started Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in northern Kinshasa.
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Different Spin
A fire in Congo's capital leaves at least 22 dead
Some headlines provide neutral facts, while others add specific details like "wedding party" and vivid descriptions of the victims' struggle.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
As of September 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The fire started Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in northern Kinshasa.
The headline split The left frames it as "A wedding party fire in Congo's capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead". The right frames it as "At least 22 dead after wedding party fire in Congo: Guests perished as they tried to flee...".
Match confidence High confidence. 5 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
55/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftA wedding party fire in Congo's capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterA fire in Congo's capital leaves at least 22 dead
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightAt least 22 dead after wedding party fire in Congo: Guests perished as they tried to flee 'through narrow corridors'
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Sep 6, 1:25 AM
At least 22 dead after wedding party fire in Congo: Guests perished as they tried to flee 'through narrow corridors'
wedding partyguests perishingnarrow corridors
Bodies of the injured and the dead were laid at the roadside by attendees who then rushed to help those who had survived.
Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Sep 5, 11:30 PM
A wedding party fire in Congo's capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead
wedding party
A fire at a wedding party in Congo 's capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured.
CenterMostly Factual
South China Morning PostNews report · Sep 5, 8:49 PM
At least 22 dead, several injured, in fire at DR Congo wedding reception
A fire at a wedding party in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said on Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started...
Center-rightMostly Factual
Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewNews report · Sep 5, 8:41 PM
A wedding party fire in Congo’s capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead
A fire at a wedding party in Congo ‘s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured.
Details55/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 5 sources
55/99 Wording GapHigh confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 5, 8:41 PM: Pittsburgh Tribune Review joined the source map.
Sep 5, 8:49 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Sep 5, 11:07 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Sep 5, 11:30 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 55/99 and story health is stable · 18 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.