O-Score proof

Colombia: a dump truck loaded with explosives blows up near the El Estrecho police substation in Patía, Cauca, on the Pan-American Highway; casualty reports are preliminary and differ

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · 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 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (3 events, ET)

2:14 PM ET, Nov 4, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
2:16 PM ET, Nov 4, 2026 Published as breaking news
2:16 PM ET, Nov 5, 2026 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: 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: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). All 41 candidates were unrelated (other stories, section and results pages); a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.

Checked Nov 4, 2026, 2:14 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:apnews.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:apnews.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:apnews.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:apnews.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:apnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia's Cauca region - AP News ‘Very important’ evidence found miles from Learjet crash site in Florida, investigator says - AP News Bukele says military operation launched to rescue Salvadorans held by gangs in Haiti - AP News Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers - AP News Grass fire at Canadian military base kills 4 soldiers and critically injures 19 other people - AP News
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:reuters.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:reuters.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:reuters.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:reuters.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:reuters.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Macron urges calm as France counts cost of worst unrest in years - Reuters EXCLUSIVE: US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say - Reuters UK PM dismisses independence push for Scotland - Reuters Carney’s pipeline push is unlikely to bring back Canada’s oil jobs boom - Reuters 'They're defenseless': Rescue workers save animals after hurricane - Reuters
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:nytimes.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Colombia’s ‘Narcoterrorist’ Crackdown Raises Questions Over Killings - The New York Times Ishani Desai - The New York Times The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph - The New York Times David Ovalle - Page 7 - The New York Times At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults - The New York Times
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:washingtonpost.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia's Cauca region - The Washington Post Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers - The Washington Post Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:wsj.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:wsj.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:wsj.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:wsj.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:wsj.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Once a Haven for Guerrillas, Venezuela Now Helps U.S. Attack Them - WSJ Gunman Kills One Near Paris in Suspected Attack on Immigrant Communities - WSJ Why U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine Boom - WSJ The Yellow Vests Are Back on the Streets of France in Test for Government - WSJ El Salvador Sends Troops to Haiti to Rescue Military Personnel After Gang Ambush - WSJ
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:cnn.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:cnn.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:cnn.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:cnn.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:cnn.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Sitemap - October 2026 - CNN CNN News Central - CNN
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:foxnews.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:foxnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Colombia's 'El Tigre' takes fight to cartels as Trump alliance takes shape - Fox News Florida plane crash victims identified after 9 people killed in fiery wreck - Fox News 43 years after Beirut terror attack killed 241 Americans, rabbi recalls chaplains’ extraordinary response - Fox News Air Force flyover wows White House trick-or-treaters - Fox News Iran regime under pressure as rebel groups escalate attacks in volatile southeast - Fox News
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:nbcnews.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story How Starlink slowdown hit Ukraine’s front line soldiers pushing Russia back - NBC News NBC News Site Map Articles 2026 October - NBC News NBC News Site Map Articles 2025 April - NBC News NBC News Site Map Articles 2025 June - NBC News U.S. resident charged with helping Canadian school shooter in rampage that killed 8 in Tumbler Ridge - NBC News
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:cbsnews.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story FBI adds Joseph Matos to "Most Wanted List" for murder of Illinois National Guardsman Chrys Carvajal - CBS News Wars in Ukraine and Iran dragging down GOP support ahead of midterms - CBS News Midway closes 1 of 4 runways for repairs; experts say plan for delays - CBS News Lawsuit details alleged rape of woman at UChicago frat house in February - CBS News
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:abcnews.go.com"
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:npr.org" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:npr.org" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:npr.org" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:npr.org" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:npr.org" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:npr.org" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:npr.org" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:npr.org"
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:usatoday.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:usatoday.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate, continuing Dems' domination: Election Day recap Fort Myers Beach could lose its fire department; what happens next?
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news: "Patia Cauca site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Patia Cauca site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "El Estrecho Cauca site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Cauca truck bomb site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Colombia police station truck bomb site:bloomberg.com"

Pickups

We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 4, 2026, 2:14 PM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Patia Cauca”, “El Estrecho Cauca”, “Cauca truck bomb”, “Colombia police station truck bomb”

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.