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Is Microsoft Outlook down? Some service starting to be restored after hourslong outage

Toronto Sun reaches for "massive" where Irish Times stays flat.

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As of November 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Microsoft said some service is being restored after an hourslong outage impacting Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps.
The headline split The left frames it as "When will the global Microsoft Outlook outage be fixed? What we know.". The right frames it as "News of the day: Microsoft 365 hit by massive outage across the Americas, and more".
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16 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWhen will the global Microsoft Outlook outage be fixed? What we know.

Mashable · Center-left · News report

CenterIs Microsoft Outlook down? Some service starting to be restored after hourslong outage

WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightLive updates as mass issues reported with Outlook, 365.

Instapundit · Right · Opinion

SEE THE HEADLINES

RightMixed
InstapunditOpinion · Nov 12, 11:06 PM

MICROSOFT OUTAGE: Live updates as mass issues reported with Outlook, 365.

Live updates as mass issues reported with Outlook, 365.

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MashableNews report · Nov 12, 11:00 PM

When will the global Microsoft Outlook outage be fixed? What we know.

A global Microsoft outage has caused problems with Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365. When will it be fixed?

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Toronto SunNews report · Nov 12, 10:28 PM

News of the day: Microsoft 365 hit by massive outage across the Americas, and more

massive

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 12, 10:17 PM

Is Microsoft Outlook down? Some service starting to be restored after hourslong outage

Microsoft said some service is being restored after an hourslong outage impacting Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps.

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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Nov 12, 10:25 PM

'No indication' Outlook outage caused by cyber attack, Microsoft says

Microsoft says it has begun restoring access to its email and other online services after Australians experienced outages for several hours today.

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CenterMostly Factual
CNBCNews report · Nov 12, 10:24 PM

Widespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 services

A Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.

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Irish TimesNews report · Nov 12, 11:40 PM

Microsoft software, including Outlook and Teams, disrupted by outage

Similar spikes in outages were reported with Microsoft 365 and Copilot

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CenterHigh
KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Nov 13, 12:32 AM

Microsoft confirms Outlook outage affecting users worldwide

Thousands of users reported issues using Microsoft Outlook Thursday afternoon.

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The Mirror UKNews report · Nov 12, 10:58 PM

Is Outlook down? Microsoft outage impacts emails, Teams and Copilot

Microsoft users reported being unable to send or receive emails on Outlook this evening, while others are struggling to load their inboxes altogether

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NBC NewsNews report · Nov 12, 11:15 PM

Widespread outage hits Microsoft platforms including Outlook, thousands report issues

A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. NBC Ne...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
NDTVNews report · Nov 12, 10:21 PM

Is Outlook Down? Widespread Outage Hits Microsoft Apps

Thousands also reported issues with Microsoft's workplace messaging app Teams, as well as its AI assistant Copilot and wider Microsoft 365 services.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
New York Times - BusinessNews report · Nov 12, 11:40 PM

Outlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by Outage

The company said that some of its servers were unexpectedly unavailable, straining the remaining infrastructure, and that it was working to bring users back online.

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CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 12, 10:18 PM

Major outage hits Microsoft Outlook; Singapore users affected

Microsoft said it The issue::: may affect Microsoft 365 service connectivity for users in any region.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 12, 11:54 PM

Microsoft turns servers off and on again to try to fix major outage causing email havoc

The global outage is impacting apps such as Outlook, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams and One Drive.

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Center-rightMixed
Washington ExaminerNews report · Nov 12, 10:49 PM

Outage hits Microsoft Outlook, impacting more than 120,000 users

An outage hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, on Thursday, causing issues for more than 120,000 users. The reports of outages peaked just before 1:30 p.m., with nearly 130,000 users...

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Details83/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 16 sources
83/99 Wording GapLow confidence16 sources · 3 bias bucketsDeveloping · 33 sources · format mismatchFormats: Opinion, News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 12, 10:17 PM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Nov 12, 10:18 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Nov 12, 10:21 PM: NDTV joined the source map.

Nov 12, 10:24 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 83/99 and story health is developing · 33 sources · format mismatch.