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More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

Oregonian and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 2, 2026 at 11:08 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 center frames it as "More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak". The right frames it as "More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

49/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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CenterMore than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightMore than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 2, 11:08 AM

More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever.

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CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Sep 2, 11:08 AM

More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever.

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Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 2, 11:08 AM

More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever.

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CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 2, 11:08 AM

More than 3,000 dead due to Congo’s Ebola outbreak

It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever.

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CenterHigh
RTE News (Ireland)News report · Sep 2, 10:32 AM

Ebola outbreak death toll passes 3,000 in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed.

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Details49/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
49/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 2, 10:32 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 11:08 AM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 11:08 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 11:08 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 49/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.