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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz Accused of Sex Trafficking in Federal Lawsuit

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 1 HEADLINE

16 Oct, 00:10 UTC
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz Accused of Sex Trafficking in Federal Lawsuit

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.

WHO PICKED IT UP 38 OUTLETS

MS NOW15 Oct, 18:09
Miami Herald15 Oct, 18:09
The Guardian US15 Oct, 18:09
WPTV15 Oct, 18:09
Yahoo15 Oct, 18:09
iheart.com15 Oct, 18:09
wflx.com15 Oct, 18:09
whio.com15 Oct, 18:09
2news.com16 Oct, 00:07
The Hill16 Oct, 00:07
adn.com16 Oct, 00:07
aol.com16 Oct, 00:07
chicagotribune.com16 Oct, 00:07
clickorlando.com16 Oct, 00:07
ctvnews.ca16 Oct, 00:07
dailymail.com16 Oct, 00:07
ibtimes.co.uk16 Oct, 00:07
independent.co.uk16 Oct, 00:07
knoe.com16 Oct, 00:07
mediaite.com16 Oct, 00:07
miaminewtimes.com16 Oct, 00:07
newrepublic.com16 Oct, 00:07
newser.com16 Oct, 00:07
newsweek.com16 Oct, 00:07
nypost.com16 Oct, 00:07
rollcall.com16 Oct, 00:07
thedailybeast.com16 Oct, 00:07
thehollywoodgossip.com16 Oct, 00:07
usmagazine.com16 Oct, 00:07
washingtonexaminer.com16 Oct, 00:07
wbaltv.com16 Oct, 00:07
wpbf.com16 Oct, 00:07
staradvertiser.com16 Oct, 06:07
cbs12.com16 Oct, 12:07
drudge.com18 Oct, 00:08
chronicleonline.com18 Oct, 19:11
verity.news19 Oct, 18:08
reason.com19 Oct, 19:33