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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSunday 09 August 2026

5 outlets quote this line 4 different ways.

cnbc.com: “He described flames on 100-foot tree, flames going 200 feet above that, and the fire creating its own weather system, which creates lightning, which then feeds on itself,”; dw.com: “He described flames on a…

As published

7 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: Thousands ordered to evacuate in British Columbia as wildfires spreadupi.com2026-08-09 13:36:42cnbc.com as published: Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfirescnbc.com2026-08-09 13:36:42dw.com as published: Canada: British Columbia declares emergency as fires spreaddw.com2026-08-09 13:36:42japantimes.co.jp as published: British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfiresjapantimes.co.jp2026-08-09 13:36:42koreaherald.com as published: British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfireskoreaherald.com2026-08-09 13:36:42rte.ie as published: State of emergency in British Columbia due to wildfiresrte.ie2026-08-09 13:36:42timesofisrael.com as published: Canada wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergencytimesofisrael.com2026-08-09 13:36:42

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The number of additional people ordered to evacuate beyond Summerland

    • upi.com reports 8,000 people ordered to evacuate in nearby areas
    • timesofisrael.com reports about 8,000 people in and around Peachland
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The total number of wildfires burning across the province

    • upi.com states some 100 wildfires
    • dw.com states 105 are currently burning
    • timesofisrael.com states more than 100 fires
  • THE ANSWER, NOT THE QUESTION

    5 of 5 outlets print this response without the question it answered.

    • cnbc.com: response only
    • dw.com: response only
    • japantimes.co.jp: response only
    • koreaherald.com: response only
    • rte.ie: response only
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    upi.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • The Bald Range fire was first reported on Friday
    • Power went out in the district of Summerland
    • Another 8,000 people were ordered to evacuate in nearby areas
    • Authorities said there were some 100 wildfires burning across the province
7independent outlets
What happened, for context

British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after the Bald Range wildfire spread rapidly overnight, forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate. The fire grew to approximately 9,500 hectares, with Premier David Eby describing it as generating extreme conditions including 100-foot flames and its own weather system. Multiple wildfires were burning across the province.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • cnbc.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • dw.comPUBLIC
  • japantimes.co.jpINDEP
  • koreaherald.comINDEP
  • rte.iePUBLIC
  • timesofisrael.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturdaycnbc.com, dw.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, timesofisrael.com
  • The Bald Range wildfire nearly doubled in size overnightupi.com, cnbc.com, dw.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, timesofisrael.com
  • The Bald Range wildfire grew to about 9,500 hectares (23,500 acres)cnbc.com, dw.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuatecnbc.com, dw.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, timesofisrael.com
  • Summerland has a population of about 12,000 peoplecnbc.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, timesofisrael.com
  • All 12,000 residents of Summerland were ordered to evacuateupi.com, dw.com
  • and 9 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The Bald Range fire was first reported on Fridayonly upi.com
  • Power went out in the district of Summerlandonly upi.com
  • Another 8,000 people were ordered to evacuate in nearby areasonly upi.com
  • Authorities said there were some 100 wildfires burning across the provinceonly upi.com
  • Evacuation orders were in Summerland, Peachland and other districts west of Okanagan Lake in the province's southern interioronly cnbc.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • British Columbia Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar said the province has seen 70 new wildfires over the past week, and 105 are currently burningonly dw.com

Reported unevenly

  • The number of additional people ordered to evacuate beyond Summerlandstated by upi.com reports 8,000 people ordered to evacuate in nearby areas, timesofisrael.com reports about 8,000 people in and around Peachland · absent from cnbc.com, dw.com, japantimes.co.jp, koreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • The total number of wildfires burning across the provincestated by upi.com states some 100 wildfires, dw.com states 105 are currently burning, timesofisrael.com states more than 100 fires