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OUTLETS DISAGREEWednesday 05 August 2026

Outlets disagree: The number of people evacuated

cbsnews.com (67,000); cnn.com (65,000); pbs.org (tens of thousands)

As published

13 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

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What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Total acres burned

    • cnn.com (more than 10,000)
    • kxly.com (more than 10,000)
    • seattletimes.com (about 16 square miles)
  • WHO COULD READ IT

    seattletimes.com put this behind a wall. abcnews.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com did not.

    • Recorded as served to a reader who was not signed in. Outlets have to be paid
    • what this changes is which account a reader could reach without paying.
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    foxnews.com carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff's deputies helped lead investigators to Farinacci
    • Authorities described Farinacci as a convicted felon from Arizona but said they had found no documented criminal history involving fires
    • Investigators have not connected Farinacci to the Autumn Lane and Fairview fires
    • Sheriff Nowels said first-degree arson was the charge supported by probable cause at that stage and cautioned the case could change as authorities gathered additional evidence
    • Detectives obtained an arrest warrant and search warrant for Farinacci's residence in the 2800 block of West Elliott Drive

Who could read this

  • seattletimes.com served a subscription wall to a reader who was not signed in.
  • abcnews.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com, foxnews.com, globalnews.ca, kxly.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, pbs.org, spokesman.com served the full article to the same reader.
  • This records what was served, not whether it should have been. Outlets have to be paid, and a wall is not a criticism. What it changes is which account of this event a reader could reach without paying.
13independent outlets
What happened, for context

Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, one of three major wildfires burning in the Spokane, Washington area. Farinacci has a prior manslaughter conviction from Arizona. The three fires have destroyed hundreds of structures and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.

11 of 13 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: nytimes.com, washingtonpost.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • abcnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • cnn.comINDEP
  • foxnews.comINDEP
  • globalnews.caINDEP
  • kxly.comINDEP
  • nbcnews.comINDEP
  • npr.orgPUBLIC
  • nytimes.comINDEP
  • pbs.orgPUBLIC
  • seattletimes.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • spokesman.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • washingtonpost.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Aaron Farinacci, 37 years old, was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fireabcnews.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com, foxnews.com, globalnews.ca, kxly.com, npr.org, spokesman.com
  • Farinacci was charged with first-degree arsonabcnews.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com, foxnews.com, globalnews.ca, kxly.com, npr.org, spokesman.com
  • Bond was set at $1 millionabcnews.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com, foxnews.com, kxly.com
  • Farinacci has a prior conviction for manslaughter in Arizonaabcnews.com, cbsnews.com, kxly.com, npr.org, pbs.org, spokesman.com
  • The victim of the manslaughter conviction was Farinacci's fatherabcnews.com, pbs.org, spokesman.com
  • The manslaughter conviction occurred in 2010abcnews.com, pbs.org
  • and 9 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Farinacci was found about a mile and a half from where the witness saw the manonly abcnews.com
  • During his initial court appearance on Tuesday, prosecutors argued Farinacci poses a danger to the communityonly abcnews.com
  • Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff's deputies helped lead investigators to Farinaccionly foxnews.com
  • Authorities described Farinacci as a convicted felon from Arizona but said they had found no documented criminal history involving firesonly foxnews.com
  • Investigators have not connected Farinacci to the Autumn Lane and Fairview firesonly foxnews.com
  • Sheriff Nowels said first-degree arson was the charge supported by probable cause at that stage and cautioned the case could change as authorities gathered additional evidenceonly foxnews.com

Reported unevenly

  • The number of people evacuatedstated by cbsnews.com (67,000), cnn.com (65,000), pbs.org (tens of thousands) · absent from seattletimes.com (60,000)
  • Total acres burnedstated by cnn.com (more than 10,000), kxly.com (more than 10,000), seattletimes.com (about 16 square miles)