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US suffering worst measles outbreak in 35 years

The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years as vaccine hesitancy grows.

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As of July 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years as vaccine hesitancy grows.
The headline split The center frames it as "US suffering worst measles outbreak in 35 years". The right frames it as "U.S. measles outbreak the worst in 35 years amid declining vaccination rates".
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 confidenceMild

46/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

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CenterUS suffering worst measles outbreak in 35 years

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightU.S. measles outbreak the worst in 35 years amid declining vaccination rates

National Post (Canada) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jul 24, 11:47 PM

US suffering worst measles outbreak in 35 years

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The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years as vaccine hesitancy grows.

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National Post (Canada)News report · Jul 25, 2:55 AM

U.S. measles outbreak the worst in 35 years amid declining vaccination rates

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So far this year, 2,318 confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness have been recorded. That is the most since 1991, when 9,643 cases were recorded

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The Straits TimesNews report · Jul 25, 2:19 AM

US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: Official data

Misinformation and non-medical exemptions have led to a dangerous resurgence of measles.

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Details46/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
46/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 24, 11:47 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Jul 25, 2:19 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Jul 25, 2:55 AM: National Post (Canada) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.