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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 left frames it as "Sitdown Sunday: A doctor inside the Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak". The center frames it as "By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 16 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidence Medium 16 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidence Moderate 68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left Sitdown Sunday: A doctor inside the Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
Center By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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SEE THE HEADLINES
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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source Show all 16 sources 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record worst
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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source 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.
Open source
Center-left Mostly Factual Sitdown Sunday: A doctor inside the Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak Settle down in a comfy chair with some of the week’s best longreads.
Open source Details 68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 16 sources 68/99 Wording Gap Medium confidence 16 sources · 2 bias buckets Live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format Formats: 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 68/99 and story health is live match · 16 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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