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Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Current outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people.

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As of August 13, 2026 at 12:51 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 headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

CenterCongo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCongo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Aug 13, 12:51 AM

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Current outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people.

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Aug 13, 12:51 AM

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Current outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people.

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Aug 13, 12:51 AM

Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Current outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people.

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 13, 12:51 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Aug 13, 12:51 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Aug 13, 12:51 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Aug 13, 12:51 AM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.