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Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

WHO warns the Ebola outbreak in Congo now poses a "very high" national risk, with 82 confirmed cases and 7 deaths, prompting tighter controls and urgent international support.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left frame · Center-leftWHO Warns Ebola Outbreak in Congo Now Poses 'Very High' Risk With 82 Cases and 7 DeathsInternational Business Times
Right frame · RightEbola Risk in Congo Elevated to ‘Very High’ at National Level, WHO SaysEpoch Times World
Center baseline · The Straits TimesUganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

As of May 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM, 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 One side frames it as "WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak in Congo Now Poses 'Very High' Risk With 82 Cases and 7 Deaths". The other frames it as "African Team At Risk Of Missing World Cup Due To Ebola Outbreak".
Match confidence High confidence. 12 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

12 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

83/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWHO Warns Ebola Outbreak in Congo Now Poses 'Very High' Risk With 82 Cases and 7 Deaths

International Business Times · Center-left · News report

CenterUganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

The Straits Times · Center · News report

Right / center-rightFormer CDC Director Sounds The Alarm Over Ebola Outbreak

Trending Politics · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

CL · Center-leftMostly Factual
International Business TimesNews report · May 23, 1:26 PM

WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak in Congo Now Poses 'Very High' Risk With 82 Cases and 7 Deaths

WHO warns the Ebola outbreak in Congo now poses a "very high" national risk, with 82 confirmed cases and 7 deaths, prompting tighter controls and urgent international support.

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Trending PoliticsNews report · May 23, 11:30 AM

Former CDC Director Sounds The Alarm Over Ebola Outbreak

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Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers For Disease Control (CDC), has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in central Africa involving the Bundibugyo strain could develop int...

Open source
CR · Center-rightHigh
Sky NewsNews report · May 23, 10:25 AM

Three new Ebola cases declared in Uganda

Three new cases of Ebola have been declared in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the current outbreak there to five.

Open source
C · CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · May 23, 9:50 AM

Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

Among the new cases is a driver who transported the country’s first confirmed patient.

Open source
C · CenterMostly Factual
Dawn PakistanNews report · May 23, 8:23 AM

Pakistan steps up airport screening amid Ebola outbreak in Africa

Pakistan has intensified screening measures at airports across the country, along with other precautionary steps, amid the recent Ebola virus outbreak in Africa, the health ministry said on...

Open source
C · CenterMostly Factual
EuronewsNews report · May 23, 5:58 AM

WHO says Ebola risk now 'very high' in DR Congo

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the global risk from the disease remained low.

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Epoch Times WorldNews report · May 23, 4:09 AM

Ebola Risk in Congo Elevated to ‘Very High’ at National Level, WHO Says

At least 82 cases have been confirmed in Congo so far, including seven confirmed deaths.

Open source
CL · Center-leftHigh
Le Monde EnglishNews report · May 22, 10:55 PM

New Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo puts international solidarity to the test

Six years after the Covid-19 pandemic, the response to large-scale health crises is being undermined by the collapse of international aid.

Open source
C · CenterMostly Factual
Bangkok PostNews report · May 22, 10:45 PM

Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO

GENEVA - The risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as the toll continu...

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Ars TechnicaNews report · May 22, 10:24 PM

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"

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Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · May 22, 10:00 PM

African Team At Risk Of Missing World Cup Due To Ebola Outbreak

Members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) national football team must isolate for 21 days or risk being […]

Open source
C · CenterMostly Factual
Live ScienceNews report · May 22, 8:17 PM

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa will be a nightmare to contain, experts warn

Experts say the Ebola outbreak raging in Central Africa could be challenging to contain due to ongoing conflict in the region and a lack of vaccines and international aid.

Open source
Details83/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 12 sources
83/99 Wording GapHigh confidence12 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 22, 8:17 PM: Live Science joined the source map.

May 22, 10:00 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.

May 22, 10:24 PM: Ars Technica joined the source map.

May 22, 10:45 PM: Bangkok Post joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 83/99 and story health is stable · 12 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.