O-Score proof
Wayne County certifies Muhith Mahmood’s 12-vote Hamtramck mayoral win; swearing-in set for Sunday noon
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets matched this exact story in WebSearch site-filtered checks this audit (provisional; not exhaustive). · 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: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 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: 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: CBS News (cbsnews.com/detroit) carried Nov 2026 certification coverage of the Mahmood–Alharbi race; other 12 scored majors: no matching Nov 4 certification URL in executed site queries this run (older Hamtramck / Ghalib / El-Sayed hits rejected). Provisional; search not exhaustive.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 9:41 AM ET · search window: 7 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi 2089 OR certification November 2026 site:apnews.com |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi certification November 2026 site:reuters.com |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor certified November 2026 site:nytimes.com |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Found: New Hamtramck mayoral election results certified — Board certified Mahmood winner (2026-11-06) | Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com OR site:bloomberg.com |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.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, 9:41 AM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi 2089 OR certification November 2026 site:apnews.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi certification November 2026 site:reuters.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor certified November 2026 site:nytimes.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:washingtonpost.com OR site:wsj.com OR site:cnn.com OR site:foxnews.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi mayor November 2026 site:nbcnews.com OR site:cbsnews.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com OR site:bloomberg.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood certified OR certification November 2026 site:wsj.com OR site:bloomberg.com OR site:abcnews.go.com OR site:nbcnews.com OR site:npr.org OR site:usatoday.com”, “Hamtramck Mahmood Alharbi certification November 2026 Reuters OR "Associated Press" OR AP News”
Method
- websearch-topic
- websearch-site-batch
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.