Misinfo Radar
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Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
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Attention level: Low (12 sources)
- Headline mismatch 4 of 12 confidence: low
Articles whose headline says something its own description does not.
- Al Jazeera English: Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths
Authorities struggling to contain DRC's largest Ebola outbreak due to delayed detection and conflict. - The Hindu: Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 11,000 cases as disease keeps spreading
Since the outbreak was declared mid-May, Congolese authorities have struggled to contain it due to a series of factors including conflicts and a health system crisis - The New York Times: Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
The milestone is further evidence that African countries have mostly succeeded in preventing community transmission and isolating the small number of cases that have come in from Congo.
- Al Jazeera English: Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths
Every outlet on this story
| Outlet | Lean | Reliability | Country | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandonsun | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| Winnipegfreepress | Center | 65 Mostly factual | CA | 1 |
| News | Center | 65 Mostly factual | IN | 2 |
| Global Issues | Leans left | 68 Mostly factual | US | 1 |
| Google News | Center | 75 High | US | 1 |
| Al Jazeera English State media | Leans left | 78 High | QA | 1 |
| The Hindu | Leans left | 80 High | IN | 1 |
| ABC News (US) | Leans left | 80 High | US | 1 |
| The Japan Times | Center | 80 High | JP | 1 |
| NPR | Leans left | 87 Very high | US | 1 |
| The New York Times | Left | 88 Very high | US | 1 |
| Reuters | Center | 92 Very high | GB | 2 |
How this was worked out
The radar does not decide what is true. It lists signals that deserve a closer look, each with its evidence: who covers the story and how they are rated, matching fact-checks, state media, copy-paste campaigns, and headlines that are sensational or do not match their own description.
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