O-Score proof
Myanmar stays on the global money-laundering blacklist alongside only Iran and North Korea, despite Japan's lobbying
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 2 · See proof →The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story: 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, 11:00 AM ET · coverage window: 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-03 (8 days, built around this story’s publish date of 2026-11-02). Scored after publication.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) 3 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: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF blacklist Myanmar site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "FATF plenary Myanmar site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
Related coverage, not counted
Reuters: Japan pushes to remove Myanmar from global financial watchdog's blacklist (2026-10-30). About Japan lobbying to remove Myanmar from the blacklist (Oct 30), before the decision. Not counted.
Reuters: FATF removes Bulgaria, Congo, Ivory Coast and Monaco from 'grey list' but leaves Vietnam on - Reuters (2026-10-30). About the FATF grey-list changes at the same meeting (Oct 30); the headline does not mention Myanmar or the blacklist and reuters.com blocks opening, so it is not counted. Not counted.
Search terms
“FATF blacklist Myanmar”, “FATF Myanmar Iran North Korea”, “FATF plenary Myanmar”
Method
- Back-scored after publication: coverage window 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-03, built around the story’s publish date (2026-11-02), 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. Scores are rechecked at 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 30 days.