O-Score proof
Analysis: A telecom convoy is blamed for a fire that burned three-quarters of a Mongolian nature reserve, over 500,000 hectares
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 2, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- O-Score recheck: 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: AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser, so all 13 were checked through Google News and Bing News instead. Those checks were complete for every outlet.
Checked Nov 2, 2026, 12:41 PM ET · coverage window: 2026-10-24 to 2026-11-03 (10 days, built around this story’s publish date of 2026-10-31). Scored after publication.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:apnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:apnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:apnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:reuters.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:reuters.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:reuters.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use) |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:wsj.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:wsj.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:wsj.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:cnn.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:cnn.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:cnn.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:npr.org after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:npr.org after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:npr.org after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Numrug reserve fire site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) google-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-24 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Mongolia reserve fire telecom site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-24–2026-11-03) 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
Pickups
We published: Nov 2, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026, 12:41 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
| Nov 2, 2026, 2:45 PM ET | recheck | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Numrug reserve fire”, “Mongolia nature reserve fire Mobicom”, “Mongolia reserve fire telecom”
Method
- Back-scored after publication: coverage window 2026-10-24 to 2026-11-03, built around the story’s publish date (2026-10-31), 7 days before to 21 days after (or to the check date)
- google-news site: search with after:/before: dates (3 term variants)
- bing-news site: search, results filtered to the window (3 term variants)
- Google News wire search (terms + “Reuters” / “Associated Press”) to catch wire copies; only articles on each outlet’s own site count
- editor read of every candidate headline; each counted match was opened, or the block recorded
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.