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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 Medium confidence. 16 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium16 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSitdown Sunday: A doctor inside the Congo's deadly Ebola outbreakThe Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterBy the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on recordWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
spread fasterworst 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
spread fasterworst 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
spread fasterworst 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
spread fasterworst 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.
Center-leftMostly FactualSitdown Sunday: A doctor inside the Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak
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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 16 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence16 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 26, 8:00 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
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.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
