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Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 181 as rescue efforts continue

UPI and National Post (Canada) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Colombia entered a second day of search-and-rescue operations Tuesday after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the country a day earlier.
The headline split The center frames it as "Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 181 as rescue efforts continue". The right frames it as "Colombia hurries to find earthquake survivor as death toll climbs".
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CenterColombia earthquake death toll rises to 181 as rescue efforts continue

UPI · Center · Wire story

Right / center-rightColombia hurries to find earthquake survivor as death toll climbs

National Post (Canada) · Center-right · News report

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National Post (Canada)News report · Aug 11, 4:38 PM

Colombia hurries to find earthquake survivor as death toll climbs

The country's strongest earthquake in a century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, is one of its deadliest natural disasters in years

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UPIWire story · Aug 11, 2:57 PM

Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 181 as rescue efforts continue

Colombia entered a second day of search-and-rescue operations Tuesday after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck the country a day earlier.

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Details54/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
54/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report, Wire story

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Aug 11, 2:57 PM: UPI joined the source map.

Aug 11, 4:38 PM: National Post (Canada) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.