O-Score proof
UNOFFICIAL / TIME-SENSITIVE: Falls City, Neb. — three automatic recounts Friday morning Nov. 6: mayor Killingsworth 714 / Malone 708 (six votes); Ward 1 Lowe 198 / Ferguson 197 (one vote); Ward 2 Nolte 197 / Olberding 195 (two votes)
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; provisional.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 3:34 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:apnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:apnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:reuters.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:reuters.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:wsj.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:wsj.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:cnn.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:cnn.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:npr.org" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:npr.org" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:npr.org" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:npr.org" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding 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, 3:34 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Falls City mayor Killingsworth Malone recount”, “Falls City Ward 1 Lowe Ferguson”, “Falls City Ward 2 Nolte Olberding”
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.