Framing comparison
How 4 outlets covered this story
Every outlet below published on the same event within a few hours. The comparison shows what each report leads with, whose account it credits, and which shared details it leaves out.
The event
Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads
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What they agree on
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Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death
In 3 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post, RFI
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The patient was a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In 2 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post
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The patient fell ill about a month ago
In 2 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post
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The patient had been treated in the DR Congo
In 2 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post
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The patient traveled to Uganda and then to Nairobi
In 2 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post
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The patient was not named
In 2 of 4 reports: The Guardian, South China Morning Post
Outlet by outlet
| Outlet | Leads with | Credits | Doesn't mention |
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| BBC News | Kenya confirms its first Ebola death | nothing attributed |
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| The Guardian | Kenya confirms first Ebola case and says patient has died | the health minister | nothing shared is missing |
| South China Morning Post | Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies | Health Minister Aden Duale | nothing shared is missing |
| RFI | France earmarks a further €7m to help fight DRC's worst-ever Ebola crisis | nothing attributed |
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Written by llama at 2026-10-06 11:00 UTC. It compares only the headlines and summaries above and adds no outside information; every reference was checked against the list.
Where they diverge
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The scope of the Ebola crisis
- BBC News: The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.
- The Guardian: In mid-May, the DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, an extremely deadly disease that has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
- South China Morning Post: Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country.
- RFI: France has decided to allocate an additional €7 million this year to combat the Ebola epidemic currently ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).