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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jul 22, 5:33 PM
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top…
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa’s top…
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftNearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike
FortuneHigh
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Right-leaningCenter-right82,000 people lose SNAP in Alabama: ‘An oncoming childhood hunger crisis’
Al.com (Alabama News)Mostly Factual
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)Mostly FactualCongo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
As of July 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM, 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 "Nearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike". The right frames it as "82,000 people lose SNAP in Alabama: ‘An oncoming childhood hunger crisis’".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
77/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftNearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike
Fortune · Center-left · News report
CenterCongo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
Right / center-right82,000 people lose SNAP in Alabama: ‘An oncoming childhood hunger crisis’
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Jul 22, 5:22 PM
82,000 people lose SNAP in Alabama: ‘An oncoming childhood hunger crisis’
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That 11% decline includes 23,324 kids who lost food assistance.
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FortuneNews report · Jul 22, 4:53 PM
Nearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strike
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Healthcare workers in Congo have faced local resistance, unpaid labor, and physical assault during the declared fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
CenterHigh
Courthouse NewsNews report · Jul 22, 4:44 PM
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
The World Health Organization has said that the true scale of the outbreak is at least two to four times the number of cases being documented.
Details77/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
77/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jul 22, 4:53 PM: Fortune joined the source map.
Jul 22, 5:22 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.
Jul 22, 5:33 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.