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Ebola outbreak forces India to put off Africa summit

Fears are growing that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is gathering momentum, as a treatment centre is set alight by an angry crowd.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left frame · Center-leftResidents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreakPBS NewsHour
Right frame · Center-rightEbola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRCSky News
Center baseline · Times of IndiaEbola outbreak forces India to put off Africa summit

As of May 21, 2026 at 10:48 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 One side frames it as "Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak". The other frames it as "Ebola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRC".
Can I trust it? Yes. 10 sources checked, with Left, Center, and Right represented.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftResidents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report

CenterEbola outbreak forces India to put off Africa summit

Times of India · Center · News report

Right / center-rightEbola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRC

Sky News · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Sky NewsNews report · May 21, 3:43 PM

Ebola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRC

Fears are growing that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is gathering momentum, as a treatment centre is set alight by an angry crowd.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · May 21, 10:48 PM

Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a...

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C · CenterHigh
France 24News report · May 21, 8:52 PM

Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo burnt down as anger grows

First, an ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 live...

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C · CenterMostly Factual
Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · May 21, 8:48 PM

Ebola treatment hospital burned down in DRC as outbreak spreads

Protesters set a hospital on fire in the Democratic of Congo, as authorities struggle to contain an Ebola outbreak.

Open source
C · CenterHigh
BBC WorldNews report · May 21, 8:12 PM

Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

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C · CenterHigh
The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · May 21, 7:55 PM

Ebola treatment centre burned down in African nation

Protesters, demanding the return of a body, have torched an ebola virus treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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CL · Center-leftHigh
Guardian WorldNews report · May 21, 5:41 PM

Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

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Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic o...

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CL · Center-leftMostly Factual
Hindustan TimesNews report · May 21, 5:09 PM

India-Africa Forum Summit postponed over Ebola outbreak in Africa

The Indian government and the African Union had been working closely on convening the India-Africa Forum Summit, which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi during May 28–31.

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CR · Center-rightHigh
Sky News WorldNews report · May 21, 3:43 PM

Ebola outbreak spreading as crowd sets fire to treatment centre in DRC

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Fears are growing that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is gathering momentum, as a treatment centre is set alight by an angry crowd.

Open source
Details76/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 10 sources
76/99 Wording GapHigh confidence10 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 21, 3:43 PM: Sky News joined the source map.

May 21, 3:43 PM: Sky News World joined the source map.

May 21, 5:09 PM: Hindustan Times joined the source map.

May 21, 5:41 PM: Guardian World joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 76/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.