O-Score proof

Uruguay mourns three young soldiers who drowned during a night training swim in the Uruguay River

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 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

7:25 AM ET, Nov 3, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
7:45 AM 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, 7:25 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" google-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuations - AP News Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities - AP News Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military’s medical system failed them Spanish prime minister says Spain in mourning following deadly train crash Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" google-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Bodies of ambushed Salvadoran soldiers found in Haiti, New York Times reports OMV Petrom SA Australian soldier killed, five injured when vehicle rolls over in training Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 10 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Lula Wins Re-election as Bolsonaro Rejects Result - The New York Times Bill Bradley - The New York Times Bilal Shbair - The New York Times Remains Found in Haiti During Hunt for Missing Salvadoran Soldiers A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley The Art of the Pardon: How Trump Turned Clemency Into a Business A Plan for Two Dans: How Democrats Manipulated Alaska’s Ballot Is Running From Trump Enough to Save Republicans on Tuesday? Tricks, Treats and Trends James Talarico on the Rage Economy, Billionaires and Flipping Texas Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" google-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story U.S. Evacuates Mideast Outposts After Suspected Iranian Plot to Target Americans - WSJ What Are U.S. Soldiers Doing in Ecuador? The Latest Battlefield Essential for U.S. Soldiers: Smartphones Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story US soldiers can't be protected from all bioweapons, Army admits amid troubling surge in threats Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story South Florida business owner shares story of Uruguayan heritage, hard work, perseverance Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Fifth-grader and teacher drown during Iowa field trip Ed Sheeran's newest opening act praises Macklemore amid tour drama Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" google-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" google-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay soldiers drowned" bing-news:"Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos" bing-news:"Uruguay national mourning soldiers" bing-news:"Uruguay River soldiers training" 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, 7:25 AM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Uruguay soldiers drowned”, “Uruguay army divers Fray Bentos”, “Uruguay national mourning soldiers”, “Uruguay River soldiers training”

Method

bing-news site: (4 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; partly available
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.