O-Score proof
Tanzania High Court sentences Tundu Lissu to four years for incitement after treason acquittal
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date (Reuters via labeled syndication) · 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 (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
- Published as breaking news
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1.
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 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: Provisional. Reuters counted via labeled Nov 6 syndication (Devdiscourse four-year sentence wire + earlier clear-of-treason Obulutsa wire). Other 12 majors: no matching four-year sentence URL in WebSearch batches this run. Search absence is not exhaustive.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 6:12 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_a: Tundu Lissu sentenced four years incitement November 6 2026 site:apnews.com OR site:reuters.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Found: Tanzania court sentences opposition leader Lissu to four years in jail for incitement (2026-11-06) | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch off-domain-wire: Reuters syndicated four-year sentence on Devdiscourse (labeled Reuters) 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_a: Tundu Lissu sentenced four years incitement November 6 2026 site:apnews.com OR site:reuters.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_a: Tundu Lissu sentenced four years incitement November 6 2026 site:apnews.com OR site:reuters.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_a: Tundu Lissu sentenced four years incitement November 6 2026 site:apnews.com OR site:reuters.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_b: Tundu Lissu four years jail OR prison incitement Tanzania 2026 site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | websearch topic: "four years" Lissu Tanzania (incitement OR jail OR prison) (Reuters OR "By Reuters" OR Obulutsa) 2026 websearch site_batch_a: Tundu Lissu sentenced four years incitement November 6 2026 site:apnews.com OR site:reuters.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com |
Related coverage, not counted
AP: pre-sentence / hunger-strike pieces (). Pre-sentence / awaiting judgment — not Nov 6 four-year term
CNN: 2025 trial/election pieces (). Not Nov 6 four-year sentence
NPR: 2025 trial pieces (). Not Nov 6 four-year sentence
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, 6:12 AM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Tundu Lissu four years incitement”, “Lissu sentenced Tanzania treason acquitted”
Method
- websearch-topic
- websearch-site-batch
- off-domain-wire-inspection
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.