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The Ebola outbreak: ‘a perfect storm’

Philadelphia Inquirer and The Week describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 28, 2026 at 10:11 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 left frames it as "Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas no...". The center frames it as "The Ebola outbreak: ‘a perfect storm’".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEbola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report

CenterThe Ebola outbreak: ‘a perfect storm’

The Week · Center · News report

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 28, 10:11 AM

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

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CenterMostly Factual
The WeekNews report · Aug 28, 9:58 AM

The Ebola outbreak: ‘a perfect storm’

This has been the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease ever, but the silence around it is ‘astounding’

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Details68/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
68/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 28, 9:58 AM: The Week joined the source map.

Aug 28, 10:11 AM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.