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Death toll in Venezuela quakes passes 4,000, govt says

The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government has said.

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As of July 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government has said.
The headline split The left frames it as "Lebanon death toll rises to 4,321, health ministry says". The center frames it as "Death toll in Venezuela quakes surpasses 4,000".
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 confidenceModerate

61/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftLebanon death toll rises to 4,321, health ministry says

Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report

CenterDeath toll in Venezuela quakes passes 4,000, govt says

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jul 11, 4:11 AM

Death toll in Venezuela quakes passes 4,000, govt says

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The death toll in Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has topped 4,000, the government has said.

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France24 AmericasNews report · Jul 11, 8:11 AM

Death toll in Venezuela quakes surpasses 4,000

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen above 4,000, authorities said Friday, as families continued searching through the rubble for missing loved ones more t...

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Center-leftMixed
Middle East EyeNews report · Jul 11, 2:35 AM

Lebanon death toll rises to 4,321, health ministry says

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Lebanon death toll rises to 4,321, health ministry says The Lebanese Health Ministry announced it has recorded 4,321 deaths and 12,207 injuries due to the Israeli military attacks on Lebano...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
NBC News - WorldNews report · Jul 11, 1:38 AM

Death toll rises to over 4,000 in Venezuela as search efforts are still underway

The death toll in the Venezuela earthquake has risen to over 4,000 and at least 20,000 people have lost their homes. This comes as search efforts are still underway for what is believed to...

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Details61/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
61/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 11, 1:38 AM: NBC News - World joined the source map.

Jul 11, 2:35 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

Jul 11, 4:11 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Jul 11, 8:11 AM: France24 Americas joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.