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🗞️ Story file #1700

Kirk Cousins traded to Vikings in deal involving 3rd-rounder

Nov 10, 4 PM ET to Nov 11, 5 PM ET

📰 read it at: The Guardian AP Los Angeles Times Star Tribune USA Today Yahoo News Chicago Tribune The Epoch Times Fox News New York Post

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

  1. Nov 10, 4 PM ETfirst on a front page: AP
  2. Nov 11, 5 AM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
  3. Nov 11, 6 AM ETpeak: on 10 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

5106 PMWed6 AM12 PMpeak: 10 front pages, Wed 6 AMTue Nov 10, 3 PM ET: on 2 front pages (1 leans left, 1 right)Tue Nov 10, 4 PM ET: on 7 front pages (4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 5 PM ET: on 7 front pages (4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 6 PM ET: on 8 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 7 PM ET: on 8 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 8 PM ET: on 8 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 9 PM ET: on 8 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 10 PM ET: on 8 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Tue Nov 10, 11 PM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 12 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 1 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 2 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 3 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 4 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 5 AM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 6 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 7 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 8 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 9 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 10 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 11 AM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 12 PM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 1 PM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 2 PM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 3 PM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 4 PM ET: on 10 front pages (1 left, 5 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)Wed Nov 11, 5 PM ET: on 9 front pages (1 left, 4 leans left, 1 center, 1 leans right, 2 right)
Front pages carrying it each hour, by the outlets' lean:leftleans leftcenterleans rightright. First: Star Tribune, Tue 3:02 PM ET.
Nov 10, 6 PMNov 116 AM12 PMStar TribuneStar TribuneStar Tribune, Nov 10, 3:02 PM ET: Vikings bring back Kirk Cousins at NFL trade deadline. Can he save the season?Star Tribune, Nov 11, 8:00 AM ET: Kirk Cousins returns to Vikings with unfinished business and a familiar challengeStar Tribune, Nov 11, 2:00 PM ET: Live: Vikings welcome back Kirk Cousins after trade deadline dealStar Tribune, Nov 11, 3:00 PM ET: Live: Kirk Cousins says he’s ‘grateful to be back’ with Vikings after tradeStar Tribune, Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET: Kirk Cousins ‘grateful to be back’ with Vikings after trade. Next up: Packers.Fox NewsFox NewsFox News, Nov 10, 3:02 PM ET: Vikings acquire Kirk Cousins from Raiders who turn to Fernando Mendoza as their starting QBFox News, Nov 10, 5:02 PM ET: NFL Trade Deadline Grades: Did Vikings Do Well In Deal To Bring Back Kirk Cousins?Fox News, Nov 11, 8:00 AM ET: Raiders GM says Fernando Mendoza 'passed every test' to earn starting job after Kirk Cousins tradeUSA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today, Nov 10, 4:02 PM ET: Full trade details as Vikings, Raiders agree to trade for QB Kirk CousinsUSA Today, Nov 10, 5:02 PM ET: NFL trade deadline: Vikings get new QB, Indy holds onto star RBUSA Today, Nov 11, 12:00 PM ET: Kirk Cousins had a message for Fernando Mendoza after trade to VikingsLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times, Nov 10, 4:02 PM ET: Kirk Cousins is returning to Vikings after trade deadline deal with RaidersAPAPAP, Nov 10, 4:02 PM ET: Vikings get QB Kirk Cousins from Raiders for 3rd-rounder to lift struggling offense, AP source saysAP, Nov 10, 7:02 PM ET: Vikings bring back QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders to lift a struggling offenseAP, Nov 10, 9:00 PM ET: Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota, while Jonathan Taylor stays in IndianapolisChicago TribuneChicago TribuneChicago Tribune, Nov 10, 4:02 PM ET: Minnesota Vikings get QB Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 3rd-rounder to lift struggling offenseNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Nov 10, 4:02 PM ET: Vikings trade for Kirk Cousins opens door for Fernando MendozaNew York Post, Nov 10, 5:02 PM ET: Kirk Cousins makes telling first move after blockbuster Raiders-Vikings tradeNew York Post, Nov 10, 6:02 PM ET: Raiders trade Kirk Cousins to Vikings in blockbuster dealNew York Post, Nov 10, 7:02 PM ET: What Vikings’ shock Kirk Cousins trade means for Odell Beckham Jr.New York Post, Nov 10, 8:03 PM ET: Kirk Cousins passes torch to Fernando Mendoza with one final messageNew York Post, Nov 10, 10:00 PM ET: Kirk Cousins' first move after Raiders-Vikings trade speaks volumesNew York Post, Nov 11, 3:00 PM ET: Raiders’ Kirk Cousins trade compensation leaves NFL coach stunnedThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Nov 10, 6:02 PM ET: Cousins returns to Vikings as Raiders hand starting job to MendozaThe Guardian, Nov 11, 8:00 AM ET: NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl questYahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Nov 10, 11:00 PM ET: NFL teams made some big bets at the trade deadline. These 5 could matter most.The Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Nov 11, 6:00 AM ET: Cousins Returning to the Vikings Tops List of Big Moves on NFL Trade Deadline DayThe Epoch Times, Nov 11, 9:00 AM ET: Raiders Name Fernando Mendoza Starting QB After Trading Away Kirk Cousins📺 TVMSNOW, 5:26 AM ET: MINNESOTA VIKINGS REUNITE WITH QUARTERBACK KI
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline, and a headline swapped for a new one between our hourly looks runs on to it. A gap means a look found the story gone from that front page. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

💬 Quoted

  1. “grateful to be back”1
  2. “passed every test”1

phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did

📌 Linked by aggregators

1 Google News

aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)

✏️ 7 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • AP (3 wordings): “Vikings get QB Kirk Cousins from Raiders for 3rd-rounder to lift struggling offense, AP source says” → “Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota, while Jonathan Taylor stays in Indianapolis”
  • Fox News (3 wordings): “Vikings acquire Kirk Cousins from Raiders who turn to Fernando Mendoza as their starting QB” → “Raiders GM says Fernando Mendoza 'passed every test' to earn starting job after Kirk Cousins trade”
  • New York Post (7 wordings): “Vikings trade for Kirk Cousins opens door for Fernando Mendoza” → “Raiders’ Kirk Cousins trade compensation leaves NFL coach stunned”
  • Star Tribune (5 wordings): “Vikings bring back Kirk Cousins at NFL trade deadline. Can he save the season?” → “Kirk Cousins ‘grateful to be back’ with Vikings after trade. Next up: Packers.”
  • The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Cousins Returning to the Vikings Tops List of Big Moves on NFL Trade Deadline Day” → “Raiders Name Fernando Mendoza Starting QB After Trading Away Kirk Cousins”
  • The Guardian (2 wordings): “Cousins returns to Vikings as Raiders hand starting job to Mendoza” → “NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl quest”
  • USA Today (3 wordings): “Full trade details as Vikings, Raiders agree to trade for QB Kirk Cousins” → “Kirk Cousins had a message for Fernando Mendoza after trade to Vikings”
📰 Every outlet's headline 10left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

minutes its captions were on screen, by channel; the disc is the network's lean

  1. 🫏 MSNOW 41 s

📻 On the radio

hourly newscasts that carried it, by show; beside the count, how often it was the lead story, or the highest it came in the running order

📻🤷 No radio newscast matched to it.

🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ Names in it

Minnesota VikingsLas Vegas RaidersKirk CousinsFernando MendozaVikings

🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Vikings acquire Kirk Cousins

  1. Vikings acquire quarterback before trade deadline

    Nov 10, 3 AM ET

  2. Kirk Cousins traded to Vikings in deal involving 3rd-rounder (this story)

    Nov 10, 4 PM ET

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