O-Score proof
Election Day: Lake County school tax measure passes; Central Florida school tax measures lead in partial counts, WMFE reports
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by 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 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 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: 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: A likely USA Today Network candidate on the same school-tax votes could not be opened.
Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:18 PM ET · coverage window: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03 (30 days, built around this story’s publish date of 2026-11-03). Scored after publication.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| Reuters | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| The New York Times | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| The Washington Post | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| The Wall Street Journal | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| CNN | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| Fox News | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| NBC News | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| CBS News | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| ABC News | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| NPR | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| USA Today | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
| Bloomberg | Not found | Lake County school tax Orange County school millage Polk County school tax referendum |
Pickups
We published: Nov 3, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026, 9:18 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Lake County school tax”, “Orange County school millage”, “Polk County school tax referendum”
Method
- google-news site: (3 term variants per outlet)
- bing-news site: (3 term variants per outlet)
- editor read of every candidate headline
- direct open of possible matches where the outlet allows it
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.