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Wildfires in Eastern Washington Destroy 600 Structures

3 articles from 3 outlets First seen: August 02, 2026
1 left · 1 center · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: PBS NewsHour

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No neutral account cleared verification for this story, so we assert nothing as settled. Below is the raw record: what 3 outlets agree on, and exactly where they differ — each with the source's own words.

total area burned developing
390 sq miles
Guardian — USleft
“A total of about 390 sq miles have burned across the state”
1,000 sq km (386 sq miles)
Al Jazeera Englishcenter
“A total of 1,000sq km (386sq miles) has burned across Washington state”
evacuations developing
60,000
Guardian — USleft
“forced the evacuation of 60,000 people”
5,000 homes
PBS NewsHourcenter
“forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes”

What every side reports

The fires destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures
Guardian — US · Al Jazeera English · PBS NewsHour

Framing spectrum · 3 outlets

wirepublicmainstream flavoredpartisanadvocacy
Range 4–4 (Wire-neutral → Wire-neutral) Average 4/100 Lean: 1 left · 1 center · 0 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): PBS NewsHour, Aug 02, 20:58 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 1 1 Guardian
Center 1 1 Al Jazeera English
Unclassified 1 1 PBS NewsHour
Report-by-report timeline · 3

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