O-Score proof
Anthrax kills 28 hippos in Africa's oldest national park as Congo fights Ebola
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 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: 1.
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 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, 10:53 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:apnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:apnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Found: Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Congo's Virunga National Park (2026-10-30) | google-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:reuters.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:reuters.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use) |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:nytimes.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:nytimes.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:washingtonpost.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:washingtonpost.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:wsj.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:wsj.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:cnn.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:cnn.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:foxnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:foxnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:nbcnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:nbcnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:cbsnews.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:cbsnews.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:abcnews.go.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:abcnews.go.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:npr.org" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:npr.org after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:usatoday.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:usatoday.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) 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) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Virunga anthrax hippos site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "anthrax hippos Congo site:bloomberg.com" (dates filtered 2026-10-26–2026-11-03) google-news: "Semuliki hippos dead site:bloomberg.com after:2026-10-26 before:2026-11-03" bing-news: "Semuliki hippos dead 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) |
Search terms
“Virunga anthrax hippos”, “anthrax hippos Congo”, “Semuliki hippos dead”
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.