OVERLOOKED

O-Score proof

Truck bomb near army base in Colombia's Planadas kills four, including a 2-month-old baby

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6O-Score6 · Lightly covered2 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 2 · See proof →

The math

  1. Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
  2. Confirmed reports of this story: 2.
  3. 2 found → O-Score 6 (Lightly covered). Higher means more overlooked.
ScoreMeaningMajor U.S. outlets that covered it
10Fully overlooked0 of 13 outlets
8Barely covered1 outlet
6, 5Lightly covered ← this story2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3Covered4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0Widely covered6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Google News was rate-limiting us (every request failed), so all 13 outlets were checked through Bing News only. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck. Some matches were confirmed from headline, date and URL because the outlet blocked us from opening them.

Checked Nov 2, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

OutletResultSearches run
AP
apnews.com		Found: Attack on Colombian military base kills 4 civilians, including a 2-month-old (2026-11-02)bing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers
  • Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia’s Cauca region

Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters
reuters.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Six dead after explosion destroys building in Athens
  • Five missing after explosion fells building in heart of touristic Athens

Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times
nytimes.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • World News
  • Six Dead After Explosion in Athens Tourist District

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal
wsj.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • In Iran, Talk of Whether to Build a Nuclear Bomb Bursts Into the Open

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN
cnn.com		Found: Un ataque con drones y explosivos en Colombia deja cuatro muertos, entre ellos un bebé (2026-11-02)bing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Un ataque con drones y explosivos en Colombia deja cuatro muertos, entre ellos un bebé

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News
foxnews.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Four American tourists among 6 killed after explosion levels building near Athens’ Acropolis

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News
nbcnews.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Bomb squad searching vans near U.S. air base in Britain as five men arrested

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News
cbsnews.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • 4 American tourists dead after building explosion and collapse in Athens

Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News
abcnews.go.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR
npr.org		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today
usatoday.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
  • Mexico's teen scores first goal as El Tri begins new era with draw with Colombia

Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg
bloomberg.com		Not foundbing-news:"Planadas"
bing-news:"Planadas Tolima"
bing-news:"Colombia truck bomb"
bing-news:"Tolima explosion"
bing-news:"Colombia bomb baby"
FAILED google-news:"Planadas": HTTP 503
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

Related coverage, not counted

AP / The Washington Post: Bomb blast near Colombia’s border with Venezuela injures at least 4 police officers (2026-10-27). Earlier, separate attack in Cúcuta. Not counted.

AP: Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Colombia’s Cauca region (2026-10-12). Earlier attack in Cauca. Not counted.

Search terms

“Planadas”, “Planadas Tolima”, “Colombia truck bomb”, “Tolima explosion”, “Colombia bomb baby”

Method

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. Scores are rechecked at 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 30 days.