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As of July 26, 2026 at 10:52 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Developing. Only 15 sources are matched, and the source map is still narrow. Useful to watch, not enough to draw conclusions yet.
Same-event confidenceDevelopingNot enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.
Framing confidenceHiddenWording-gap score not shown — same-event match is still developing.
Wording differs, but the match is too narrow to read confidently yet.
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CenterBy the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on recordWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
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By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
DetailsScore hidden · 15 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence15 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 15 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 26, 10:52 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 26, 10:52 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 26, 10:52 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Jul 26, 10:52 AM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 15 sources · 1 bucket.
