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🗞️ Story file #448

Greenland disputes trump's claims of imminent oil and gas exploration

Oct 14, 4 AM ET to Oct 16, 3 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 14, 4 AM ETfirst on a front page: Newsweek
  2. Oct 14, 1 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
  3. Oct 15, 9 AM ETpeak: on 19 front pages

📰 Spread

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Oct 14, 12 PMOct 1512 PMOct 1612 PM1019leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 14, 4 AM to Oct 16, 3 PM ET (peak 19), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 13, 12 PMOct 1412 PMOct 1512 PMOct 1612 PMThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 11, 8:00 AM ET: Did Trump get one thing right about Greenland?SalonSalonSalon, Oct 13, 7:02 AM ET: America’s last annexation holds a lesson for Trump on GreenlandReutersReutersReuters, Oct 14, 2:02 AM ET: Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in GreenlandReuters, Oct 14, 12:02 PM ET: Trump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in 'our Greenland'CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Oct 14, 2:02 AM ET: Trump says Greenland oil, gas and mineral exploration "getting ready to begin"CBS News, Oct 14, 9:02 AM ET: Trump says Greenland oil, gas and mineral exploration ready to beginCNNCNNCNN, Oct 14, 3:02 AM ET: Trump says ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin in GreenlandCNN, Oct 14, 7:02 AM ET: Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin thereNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 14, 4:02 AM ET: Trump Refers To ‘Our’ Greenland As He Touts Oil DrillingIJRIndependent Journal ReviewIndependent Journal Review, Oct 14, 4:02 AM ET: Trump Says Greenland Plans Massive Resource ExplorationFox NewsFox NewsFox News, Oct 14, 5:02 AM ET: Trump announces 'massive' Greenland exploration plans with national security claimsFox News, Oct 14, 6:02 AM ET: 'Our new and beautiful Greenland': Trump announces massive oil exploration plansRaw StoryRaw StoryRaw Story, Oct 14, 7:02 AM ET: Trump boasts about his plans for 'our new and beautiful Greenland' in late-night postNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 14, 8:02 AM ET: Trump: 'Massive' Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration to Begin in GreenlandNewsmax, Oct 14, 9:02 AM ET: Trump: 'Massive' Greenland Oil, Mineral Hunt to BeginNewsmax, Oct 14, 1:02 PM ET: Trump Says Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration in Greenland Is Set to Begin. It's Not That SimpleNewsmax, Oct 14, 6:02 PM ET: Greenland Disputes Trump's Oil Exploration ClaimNewsmax, Oct 14, 10:02 PM ET: Greenland Pushes Back on Trump's 'Massive' Oil Exploration ClaimBreitbartBreitbartBreitbart, Oct 14, 9:02 AM ET: Trump Previews ‘Massive’ Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration in GreenlandBreitbart, Oct 14, 10:02 AM ET: Trump: ‘Massive’ Oil, Gas, & Mineral Exploration in Greenland SoonBreitbart, Oct 14, 1:02 PM ET: Drill Baby Drill: Trump Says ‘Massive’ Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration in Greenland Good to GoThe IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent, Oct 14, 10:02 AM ET: Trump hails oil and gas exploration in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ – months after threatening to invadeForbesForbesForbes, Oct 14, 11:02 AM ET: Greenland Denies Trump’s Claims The U.S. Will Begin ‘Massive’ Oil And Gas Drilling ThereThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 14, 12:02 PM ET: Trump: ‘Massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration set to begin in GreenlandFortuneFortuneFortune, Oct 14, 12:02 PM ET: ‘The island is second to none’: Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas and mineral exploration set to begin in ‘our new and beautiful’ GreenlandMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 14, 12:02 PM ET: Top Official Shoots Down Trump’s Claim ‘Massive’ Oil and Gas Drilling Beginning Soon in ‘Our New’ GreenlandThe New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New Republic, Oct 14, 1:02 PM ET: Greenland Reveals Trump Is Lying Through His Teeth About Oil and GasThe New Republic, Oct 14, 2:02 PM ET: Greenland Exposes Trump’s “Massive” Lie on Oil and GasThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 14, 1:02 PM ET: Trump Says Massive Energy, Mineral Exploration Ready to Start in GreenlandThe Epoch Times, Oct 14, 6:02 PM ET: Trump Says Massive Energy, Mineral Exploration Ready to Begin in GreenlandJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 14, 2:02 PM ET: Trump touts Greenland natural resource, including oil, and defense potentialTalking Points MemoTalking Points MemoTalking Points Memo, Oct 14, 6:02 PM ET: Trump Is Almost Certainly Referring to This Dr Phil Project With His Claims of ‘Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration’ in GreenlandThe Daily KosThe Daily KosThe Daily Kos, Oct 15, 9:02 AM ET: Greenland oil, gas, and mineral exploration not as simple as Trump says📺 TVCNN, 1:54 PM ET: GREENLAND REFUTES TRUMP'S CLAIM THAT "MASSIVE" DRILLING TO BEGINCNN, 2:12 PM ET: GREENLAND CONTRADICTS TRUMP CLAIM ABOUT "MASSIVE" DRILLINGCNN, 2:21 PM ET: GREENLAND CONTRADICTS TRUMP CLAIM ABOUT "MASSIVE" DRILLINGCNN, 2:22 PM ET: GREENLAND CONTRADICTS TRUMP CLAIM ABOUT "MASSIVE" DRILLINGCNN, 2:23 PM ET: GREENLAND CONTRADICTS TRUMP CLAIM ABOUT "MASSIVE" DRILLING
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. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 2 outlets ran the Reuters headline nearly word for word (CBS News, Newsmax)

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “massive” 3 “our new and beautiful Greenland” 2 “The island is second to none” “Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration” “Massive” 4 “getting ready to begin” “Our new and beautiful Greenland” 2 “Our”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 beautiful greenland

✏️ 8 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Breitbart (3 wordings): “Trump Previews ‘Massive’ Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration in Greenland” → “Drill Baby Drill: Trump Says ‘Massive’ Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration in Greenland Good to Go”
  • CBS News (2 wordings): “Trump says Greenland oil, gas and mineral exploration "getting ready to begin"” → “Trump says Greenland oil, gas and mineral exploration ready to begin”
  • CNN (2 wordings): “Trump says ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin in Greenland” → “Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there”
  • Fox News (2 wordings): “Trump announces 'massive' Greenland exploration plans with national security claims” → “'Our new and beautiful Greenland': Trump announces massive oil exploration plans”
  • Newsmax (5 wordings): “Trump: 'Massive' Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration to Begin in Greenland” → “Greenland Pushes Back on Trump's 'Massive' Oil Exploration Claim”
  • Reuters (2 wordings): “Trump says 'massive' oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland” → “Trump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in 'our Greenland'”
  • The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Trump Says Massive Energy, Mineral Exploration Ready to Start in Greenland” → “Trump Says Massive Energy, Mineral Exploration Ready to Begin in Greenland”
  • The New Republic (2 wordings): “Greenland Reveals Trump Is Lying Through His Teeth About Oil and Gas” → “Greenland Exposes Trump’s “Massive” Lie on Oil and Gas”
Every outlet's first headline (21), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

CNN3 min
  • GREENLAND CONTRADICTS TRUMP CLAIM ABOUT "MASSIVE" DRILLING CNN, 2 min
  • GREENLAND REFUTES TRUMP'S CLAIM THAT "MASSIVE" DRILLING TO BEGIN CNN, 27 s

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

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🧶 Retelling

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

🗣️ names in it: Donald Trump Greenland

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🧵 Persistence

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🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.