O-Score proof

Libya's top religious authority rules Muslims should not buy, sell or wear Nike, saying the brand is named for a Greek goddess

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 3 (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 (2 events, ET)

5:38 PM ET, Nov 3, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
5:39 PM ET, Nov 3, 2026 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: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. 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.

Checked Nov 3, 2026, 5:38 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Libya executing people based on secret trials and confessions extracted under torture, group says Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Libya summons US envoy to protest at Trump remarks Three Arab states back Greece in dispute over Turkey-Libya maritime accord UN mission warns disruption to Libya oil infrastructure could trigger sanctions Greek PM calls Turkey-Libya maritime deal 'void;' calls for global truce after Black Sea attacks Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Daughters of the American Revolution axes chapter that challenged transgender membership Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	bing-news:"Libya Nike fatwa" bing-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike" bing-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess" FAILED google-news:"Libya Nike fatwa": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Nike fatwa Greek goddess": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

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, 5:38 PM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Libya Nike fatwa”, “Libya Dar al-Ifta Nike”, “Nike fatwa Greek goddess”

Method

bing-news site: (3 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; every request failed (rate limit/timeout), so Google News was not used
direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
editor read of every candidate headline

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.