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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Nov 13, 12:32 PM
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
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Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
The National (Scotland) and Daily Mail UK describe the same event in different terms.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningPolice Scotland hit by Microsoft outage as crime reporting services impacted
The National (Scotland)Mixed
Right-leaningMicrosoft says efforts to fix global outage 'not going as expected' with millions impacted worldwide
Daily Mail UKMixed
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaHighOutlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
As of November 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
The headline split The left frames it as "Police Scotland hit by Microsoft outage as crime reporting services impacted". The right frames it as "Microsoft says efforts to fix global outage 'not going as expected' with millions impacte...".
Match confidence High confidence. 16 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
16 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
88/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftMicrosoft outage: Outlook still down Friday morning
Mashable · Center-left · News report
CenterOutlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMicrosoft says efforts to fix global outage 'not going as expected' with millions impacted worldwide
Daily Mail UK · Right · News report
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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Nov 13, 12:32 PM
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Nov 13, 12:18 PM
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Nov 13, 12:22 PM
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Nov 13, 12:22 PM
Outlook outage: Microsoft reports 'issues' with Teams and email
Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
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MashableNews report · Nov 13, 11:07 AM
Microsoft outage: Outlook still down Friday morning
Microsoft's global outage, which is impacting Outlook, Teams and other services, is still continuing as of Friday morning.
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 13, 10:51 AM
Microsoft struggles to restore services as outage hits companies and governments worldwide
HONG KONG (AP) — From Asia to the U.S., Microsoft’s outage involving services like Outlook and Teams has dragged on for hours and impacted many users, companies and some government operatio...
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Nov 13, 12:21 PM
Scottish Government activates resilience operations after Microsoft outage
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Daily Mail UKNews report · Nov 13, 12:19 PM
Microsoft says efforts to fix global outage 'not going as expected' with millions impacted worldwide
Millions reported issues with Microsoft Outlook, the company's workplace messaging app, Teams, its AI assistant, Copilot, as well as other Microsoft 365 services.
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DNA IndiaNews report · Nov 13, 11:10 AM
Microsoft Outage Hits Outlook, Teams: Indi Go, Air India impacted; airlines issue advisory
Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot globally. Indi Go email support hit, Air India reroutes emails. 1.4 lakh reports, 74 countries affected.
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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Nov 13, 11:42 AM
The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online
It was the sound of e-silence
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NDTVNews report · Nov 13, 9:35 AM
"Not Aware Of Any Malicious Activity": Microsoft On Global Outage
Microsoft says it is unaware of malicious activity causing Outlook disruption.
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Globe and MailNews report · Nov 13, 10:11 AM
Microsoft blames server problems as worldwide outage persists
Company says it is not aware of malicious activity, with Outlook, Teams and Copilot down for a second day
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The National (Scotland)News report · Nov 13, 10:15 AM
Police Scotland hit by Microsoft outage as crime reporting services impacted
Police Scotland has warned its crime reporting services have been impacted by a global Microsoft outage
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Nov 13, 12:21 PM
Loading.... Email gradually being restored after Microsoft outage affects users nationwide
Massachusetts workers are reacting as Microsoft faced a widespread outage that disrupted email services and caused error messages to appear globally.
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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Nov 13, 11:56 AM
Microsoft says some Outlook servers have service restored after outage
Details88/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 16 sources
88/99 Wording GapHigh confidence16 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 16 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 13, 9:35 AM: NDTV joined the source map.
Nov 13, 10:11 AM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.
Nov 13, 10:15 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.
Nov 13, 10:51 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 88/99 and story health is stable · 16 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.