DEVELOPING · 24 SEP → 29 SEP 2026 · 6 EDITIONS · 37 OUTLETS

Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Video to Debut at 2026 VMAs

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

25 Sep, 00:33 UTC
Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Video to Debut at 2026 VMAs

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

4 new songs · 4 outlets

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.

WHO PICKED IT UP 37 OUTLETS

CBS News US24 Sep, 16:11
Deadline25 Sep, 00:13
Good Morning America25 Sep, 00:13
The New York Times25 Sep, 00:13
Yahoo Sports25 Sep, 00:13
people.com25 Sep, 00:13
am800cklw.com25 Sep, 18:03
billboard.com25 Sep, 18:03
cosmopolitan.com25 Sep, 18:03
fanbolt.com25 Sep, 18:03
harpersbazaar.com25 Sep, 18:03
khak.com25 Sep, 18:03
mirror.co.uk25 Sep, 18:03
mix929.com25 Sep, 18:03
rockymounttelegram.com25 Sep, 18:03
stylecaster.com25 Sep, 18:03
usmagazine.com25 Sep, 18:03
warm1069.com25 Sep, 18:03
4029tv.com26 Sep, 00:03
eonline.com26 Sep, 00:03
kroc.com26 Sep, 00:03
realitytea.com26 Sep, 00:03
mashable.com26 Sep, 06:07
thehollywoodgossip.com26 Sep, 06:07
arynews.tv26 Sep, 12:03
femalefirst.co.uk26 Sep, 12:03
y94.com26 Sep, 12:03
pastemagazine.com26 Sep, 18:03
redlandcitybulletin.com.au26 Sep, 18:03
indiewire.com27 Sep, 00:03
kake.com27 Sep, 18:05
today.com28 Sep, 00:03
aol.com28 Sep, 06:09
el-balad.com28 Sep, 06:09
justjared.com28 Sep, 06:09
prokerala.com28 Sep, 06:09
theshillongtimes.com28 Sep, 06:09