O-Score proof
Fiji's 2000 coup leader George Speight, pardoned in 2024, wins Oceania powerlifting gold at 70 with a record 107.5kg bench press
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 (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
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 3 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, 10:19 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:apnews.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:apnews.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:apnews.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:apnews.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:reuters.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:reuters.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:reuters.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:reuters.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:washingtonpost.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:wsj.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:wsj.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:wsj.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:wsj.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:cnn.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:cnn.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:cnn.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:cnn.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:cnn.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:foxnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:npr.org" bing-news: "George Speight site:npr.org" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:npr.org" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:npr.org" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:npr.org" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:npr.org" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:npr.org" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "George Speight site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "George Speight site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Speight powerlifting site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Speight powerlifting site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Fiji coup leader powerlifting site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Oceania powerlifting site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Oceania powerlifting 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, 10:19 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“George Speight”, “Speight powerlifting”, “Fiji coup leader powerlifting”, “Oceania powerlifting”
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.