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BBC WorldNews report · Sep 10, 7:16 PM
More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
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More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Globe and Mail and BBC World describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fire sweeps through two schools in Congo, killing at least 26 students". The center frames it as "More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire".
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-leftFire sweeps through two schools in Congo, killing at least 26 students
Globe and Mail · Center-left · News report
CenterMore than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
BBC World · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Globe and MailNews report · Sep 10, 8:29 PM
Fire sweeps through two schools in Congo, killing at least 26 students
Blaze started at a house in Bukavu before spreading to two adjoining schools, local official says
Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 10, 6:39 PM
At least 24 students dead after huge fire rips through two schools in DR Congo
A massive fire has ripped through two schools and hundreds of other buildings in Bukavu, a city in the east of the Democrtic Republic of Congo with at least 24 children killed
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
Sep 10, 6:39 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.
Sep 10, 7:16 PM: BBC World joined the source map.
Sep 10, 8:29 PM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.