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The IndependentNews report · Aug 7, 9:10 AM
Unpaid health worker opens up on battle to slow fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever
Wiza Bondele has been working without pay since the outbreak was declared in mid-May
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Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases
Stuff (New Zealand) and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 7, 2026 at 9:10 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 "Unpaid health worker opens up on battle to slow fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever". The center frames it as "Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftUnpaid health worker opens up on battle to slow fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterCongo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases
The Straits Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 7, 6:50 AM
One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid
Wiza Bondele goes to work every day at a hospital in Congo with one goal in mind: to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 7, 5:53 AM
Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases
Aug 7 - Democratic Republic of Congo's confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, government data showed.
Details68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
68/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 7, 5:53 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Aug 7, 6:50 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Aug 7, 9:10 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.