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White House defends Trump’s remarks about Iran and California cities

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

0 47 95 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 6 Oct 06:38 UTC · Trump draws criticism after naming Los Angeles and San Diego in Iran war remarks 6 Oct 12:10 UTC · Trump faces backlash after suggesting Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego 6 Oct 18:06 UTC · White House defends Trump’s remarks about Iran and California cities 7 Oct 06:31 UTC · White House disputes criticism of Trump remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego 7 Oct 18:07 UTC · White House defends Trump’s remarks about Iran and California cities

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 5 HEADLINES

  1. 6 Oct, 06:38 UTC

    Trump draws criticism after naming Los Angeles and San Diego in Iran war remarks

  2. 6 Oct, 12:10 UTC

    Trump faces backlash after suggesting Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

  3. 6 Oct, 18:06 UTC

    White House defends Trump’s remarks about Iran and California cities

  4. 7 Oct, 06:31 UTC

    White House disputes criticism of Trump remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego

  5. 7 Oct, 18:07 UTC

    White House defends Trump’s remarks about Iran and California cities

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.