O-Score proof
UNOFFICIAL: Fort Thomas, Ky., mayor — Sharon MacKnight 3,354 / Andy Ellison 3,329 (25 votes); recount-request deadline 4 p.m. Nov. 10, LINK nky and WVXU show
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · 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 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 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: 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, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). Candidates unrelated; may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 10:46 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:apnews.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:apnews.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:reuters.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:reuters.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:wsj.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:wsj.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:cnn.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:cnn.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:npr.org" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:npr.org" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:npr.org" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Fort Thomas mayor recount site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Sharon MacKnight 3354 site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Search terms
“Fort Thomas MacKnight Ellison”, “Fort Thomas mayor recount”, “Sharon MacKnight 3354”
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.