O-Score proof
SINGLE-SOURCE (RAID/AFREWATCH joint): DRC — 27 claimants including 8 children sue Zijin-controlled COMMUS copper-cobalt mine in Kolwezi Commercial Court over alleged air, water and soil pollution; seek nearly US$1.3 million and US$5 million restoration; first hearing Nov. 3 procedural
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: 13 majors: no matching lead opened this run; provisional.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 2:37 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:apnews.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:apnews.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:apnews.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:reuters.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:reuters.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:reuters.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:wsj.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:wsj.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:wsj.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:cnn.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:cnn.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:cnn.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:npr.org" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:npr.org" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:npr.org" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:npr.org" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026, 2:37 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“COMMUS Kolwezi lawsuit RAID”, “Zijin COMMUS pollution Article 285”, “Kolwezi residents sue COMMUS”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.