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From the Right · Read · October 21, 2026

Oct 21 · Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as Kenya reaches nine

New York Post: Nigeria becomes fourth African country to report Ebola case - its first in over a decade

Grade B (82/100). Nigeria case, 12-day delay to testing

Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: Since the first cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, the disease has killed 4,646 people.). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Since the first cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, the disease has killed 4,646 people.

Agrees: Ugandan woman, Abuja, isolation

Splits: Stresses 12-day testing delay, 'pan-African event' quote

  • Broken. Rule: Lehrer #1: Do nothing I cannot defend (unattributed figure) (Since the first cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, the disease has killed 4,646 people.)

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Same story: ABC News, Euronews

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