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DEVELOPING · 24 SEP → 29 SEP 2026 · 6 EDITIONS · 17 OUTLETS

California Supreme Court Orders Riverside County Sheriff to Return 650,000 Ballots

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 8 17 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 25 Sep 00:17 UTC · California Supreme Court Orders Riverside Sheriff to Return 650,000 Ballots 25 Sep 06:04 UTC · California Supreme Court Orders Riverside County Sheriff to Return 650,000 Ballots

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 3 HEADLINES

  1. 2026-09-24

    California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return seized ballots

  2. 25 Sep, 00:17 UTC

    California Supreme Court Orders Riverside Sheriff to Return 650,000 Ballots

  3. 25 Sep, 06:04 UTC

    California Supreme Court Orders Riverside County Sheriff to Return 650,000 Ballots

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • 650,000 seized ballots · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nothing new took hold after the first third.