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WHO warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history
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Extra Extra has grouped 7 reports on this story from 7 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 1 left-leaning, 3 center, and 3 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 91 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 5 of the 7 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 7 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Le Monde (English), Al Jazeera, RFI (English), Semafor, Washington Examiner, The Telegraph, WORLD.
Left(1)
Center(3)
Al JazeeraBAug 12, 6:23 PM
DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
Outbreak to eclipse West Africa's Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016 if it continues at current pace, WHO chief says.
RFI (English)AAug 12, 11:44 AM
Race to find Ebola vaccine as DR Congo outbreak kills more than 2,000
The latest outbreak of Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health authorities. Meanwhile, international efforts have been stepped up to test a vac
SemaforAAug 12, 1:07 PM
Ebola spread undetected for months, WHO says
The revelation raises the likelihood that the latest Ebola outbreak’s true scale is far larger than previously thought.
Right(3)
Washington ExaminerCAug 12, 5:41 PM
WHO warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly accelerating, with officials cautioning that it could surpass the devastating West
The TelegraphBAug 12, 4:07 PM
Ebola outbreak ‘doubling every 20 days’, warns UN chief
Congo’s current epidemic is on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016
WORLDCAug 12, 4:40 PM
Record-breaking African Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 confirmed cases - wng.org
Record-breaking African Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 confirmed cases wng.org
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