Corroboration map

Every story from the last 48 hours, sized and shaded by how many independent newsrooms reported it. This measures how well-attested a story is — not how important it is. A large dark cell means many newsrooms reported the same event separately; a small pale one means it only just cleared the threshold.

Index

The most widely corroborated stories in this window. The full record of all 24 follows.

  1. Norway mourns king Harald V as crown prince Haakon becomes king 11 newsrooms
  2. Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000 10 newsrooms
  3. Death Toll at 37 From Russian Strike on Warehouse Near Kyiv 10 newsrooms
  4. US says far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to UK 9 newsrooms
  5. Israeli settlers attack more Palestinian homes in the West Bank 6 newsrooms
  6. Spain: Clashes erupt in Ceuta as anti-migrant protesters confront police 6 newsrooms
  7. Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves 6 newsrooms
  8. S. Korean response teams continue search for 9 missing in Nepal floods 6 newsrooms
  9. Trump says US has deal with Venezuela for control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves 5 newsrooms
  10. Search continues as number missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises to 2,478 – as it happened 5 newsrooms
  11. U.S. to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth 5 newsrooms
  12. Ecuador court sentences ex-President Lenín Moreno to 5 years for corruption 4 newsrooms

The record

Links marked paid links land on a page that carried paid recommendation widgets — the grid of sensational thumbnails under the article — when sampled on 19 August 2026: 18 of 27 outlets we link to. What we measured.

  1. 11 independent newsrooms 8 countries 12 mastheads, 1 running agency copy

    Norway mourns king Harald V as crown prince Haakon becomes king

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  2. 10 independent newsrooms 11 including state-owned 7 countries

    Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

    Headline as published by RFI — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  3. 10 independent newsrooms 12 including state-owned 6 countries 13 mastheads, 1 running agency copy

    Death Toll at 37 From Russian Strike on Warehouse Near Kyiv

    Headline as published by Bloomberg — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  4. 9 independent newsrooms 10 including state-owned 7 countries 12 mastheads, 2 running agency copy

    US says far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to UK

    Headline as published by Al Jazeera English — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 1 report below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  5. 6 independent newsrooms 7 including state-owned 6 countries

    Israeli settlers attack more Palestinian homes in the West Bank

    Headline as published by Sky News — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  6. 6 independent newsrooms 6 countries

    Spain: Clashes erupt in Ceuta as anti-migrant protesters confront police

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

  7. 6 independent newsrooms 4 countries

    Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

    Headline as published by Sky News — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 1 report below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  8. 6 independent newsrooms 4 countries

    S. Korean response teams continue search for 9 missing in Nepal floods

    Headline as published by Yonhap News Agency — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  9. 5 independent newsrooms 6 including state-owned 5 countries 9 mastheads, 3 running agency copy

    Trump says US has deal with Venezuela for control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

    Headline as published by South China Morning Post — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 2 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  10. 5 independent newsrooms 5 countries

    Search continues as number missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises to 2,478 – as it happened

    Headline as published by The Guardian — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  11. 5 independent newsrooms 4 countries

    U.S. to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth

    Headline as published by The Japan Times — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

  12. 4 independent newsrooms 4 countries

    Ecuador court sentences ex-President Lenín Moreno to 5 years for corruption

    Headline as published by Associated Press — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 2 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  13. 4 independent newsrooms 4 countries

    Japan, U.S. and South Korea to hold joint military exercises from Sept. 7

    Headline as published by The Japan Times — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 3 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  14. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Muere Harald V, rey de Noruega, a los 89 años

    Headline as published by El País — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 3 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  15. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Fans welcome Céline Dion outside her Paris hotel as she prepares to launch a 16‑show arena residency

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

  16. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

    Headline as published by BBC News — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 3 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  17. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Six months into Iran War there is no end in sight to the conflict

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  18. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Brutal ataque de Rusia cerca de Kiev: al menos 37 muertos en uno de los golpes más letales del año

    Headline as published by Clarín — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 1 report below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  19. 3 independent newsrooms 3 countries

    Dozens killed after Russian drone blows up Ukraine warehouse

    Headline as published by The Independent — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  20. 3 independent newsrooms 2 countries 4 mastheads, 1 running agency copy

    Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods

    Headline as published by The Guardian — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 4 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  21. 3 independent newsrooms 2 countries

    Thieves Smash Museum Case for Diamond Necklace Worth Millions in Vienna

    Headline as published by The New York Times — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

  22. 2 independent newsrooms 3 including state-owned 3 countries

    Gunfire and explosions in Niger’s capital as state TV cut offline

    Headline as published by The Independent — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 3 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  23. 2 independent newsrooms 3 including state-owned 3 countries

    Israeli strikes hit Gaza shelters, killing four amid deteriorating camp conditions

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 2 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.

  24. 2 independent newsrooms 3 including state-owned 3 countries 4 mastheads, 1 running agency copy

    DR Congo begins Ebola vaccinations as deadliest outbreak on record spreads

    Headline as published by Africanews — the most typical wording of this story among the outlets covering it, not a VERITATEM summary.

    Further reading — 3 reports below the corroboration threshold

    These describe the same event but were not carried widely enough to clear the threshold, so they are not part of the story above. They may be early, exclusive, regional — or wrong. They have not been corroborated.