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As of July 22, 2026 at 10:03 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 headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Developing. Only 9 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.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
CenterCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 peopleWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceShow all 9 sources
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceCongo's Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to Africa's top health body.
Open sourceDetailsScore hidden · 9 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence9 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 9 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 22, 10:03 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 22, 10:03 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 22, 10:03 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Jul 22, 10:03 PM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.