O-Score proof
BREAKING: Blast at a suspected illegal firecracker factory in Malasiqui, Pangasinan; death toll reported as four with one missing, or five — including a seven-year-old child
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (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 4, 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: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 6 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 9:06 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:apnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:apnews.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:apnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:apnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:reuters.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:reuters.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:reuters.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:reuters.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:nytimes.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:wsj.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:wsj.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:wsj.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:cnn.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:cnn.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:cnn.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:npr.org" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:npr.org" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:npr.org" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:npr.org" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:npr.org" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:npr.org" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:npr.org" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Pangasinan firecracker site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui explosion site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Philippines firecracker factory site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Malasiqui blast site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Malasiqui blast site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 9:06 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Pangasinan firecracker”, “Malasiqui explosion”, “Philippines firecracker factory”, “Malasiqui blast”
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.