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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSaturday 15 August 2026

5 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

arabnews.com: “exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels”; arabnews.pk: “exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels”;…

As published

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

arabnews.com as published: Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: ministerarabnews.com2026-08-15 13:46:00arabnews.pk as published: Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: ministerarabnews.pk2026-08-15 13:46:00english.aawsat.com as published: Iraqi Daily Oil Exports in August Highest since Start of War - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT Englishenglish.aawsat.com2026-08-15 13:46:00english.ratopati.com as published: Iraq's August Oil Exports Highest Since Start of Conflictenglish.ratopati.com2026-08-15 13:46:00naharnet.com as published: Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of warnaharnet.com2026-08-15 13:46:00today.lorientlejour.com as published: Iraqi daily oil exports in August highest since start of war: Ministertoday.lorientlejour.com2026-08-15 13:46:00

What this entry found

  • CONFIRMED

    English.ratopati.com published Iraqi oil export figures for July that are 100 times lower than reports from…

    Checked against english.ratopati.com.the document

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Pre-war monthly export volume: stated as 105 million barrels per month by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, and today.lorientlejour.com; stated as 1.05 million…

    arabnews.com; arabnews.pk; today.lorientlejour.com

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    July SOMO export figures through Hormuz: stated as '35.5 to 37 million barrels' by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, and today.lorientlejour.com; stated as '355,000…

    arabnews.com; arabnews.pk; today.lorientlejour.com

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    6 outlets carried this. They resolve to 2 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 2 accounts, not 6.

2 further findings below ↓

6outlets→2independent
What happened, for context

Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair announced on Friday, August 15, 2026, that Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August reached 2 million barrels per day, the highest rate since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February 2026. This represents the first time since the crisis began that Iraq has achieved this export rate.

5 of 6 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: english.aawsat.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • arabnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • arabnews.pkUNCLASSIFIED
    • english.aawsat.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • naharnet.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • today.lorientlejour.comUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • english.ratopati.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair announced at a press conference on Friday that exports since the beginning of August reached 2 million barrels per dayarabnews.com, arabnews.pk, english.ratopati.com, naharnet.com, today.lorientlejour.com
  • This export rate totals around 26 million barrels for the montharabnews.com, arabnews.pk, english.ratopati.com, naharnet.com, today.lorientlejour.com
  • This is the highest daily export rate achieved since the crisis began on February 28 after US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which responded by blocking the Strait of Hormuzarabnews.com, arabnews.pk, english.ratopati.com, naharnet.com, today.lorientlejour.com
  • Before the war, Iraq produced approximately 4 million barrels per day and exported an average of around 105 million barrels per month, mostly from its Basra oil terminal via Hormuzarabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com
  • Ali Nizar, head of Iraq's State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), said Iraq exported in July between 35.5 and 37 million barrels via Hormuzarabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com
  • Seven million barrels were exported through a pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhanarabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com
  • and 1 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • english.ratopati.com specifies Iraq's August oil exports as the highest 'in the first 10 days of August'only english.ratopati.com
  • english.ratopati.com reports Ali Nijar (spelled differently from other outlets) cited exports of '355,000 to 370,000 barrels' through Hormuz in July, converted to barrels per day rather than total volumeonly english.ratopati.com
  • english.ratopati.com states Iraq exported 'an average of 1.05 million barrels per month' before the war, rather than 105 million barrels per monthonly english.ratopati.com
  • SOMO data shows Iraq exported via several routes just over 32 million barrels of crude oil in May and June, including more than 20 million barrels from its southern portonly arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com

Reported unevenly

  • Pre-war monthly export volume: stated as 105 million barrels per month by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, and today.lorientlejour.com; stated as 1.05 million barrels per month by english.ratopati.comstated by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com · absent from english.ratopati.com
  • July SOMO export figures through Hormuz: stated as '35.5 to 37 million barrels' by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, and today.lorientlejour.com; stated as '355,000 to 370,000 barrels' by english.ratopati.comstated by arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, today.lorientlejour.com · absent from english.ratopati.com
  • Time period for August export rate achievement: arabnews.com, arabnews.pk, naharnet.com, and today.lorientlejour.com state 'since the beginning of August'; english.ratopati.com specifies 'the first 10 days of August'stated by english.ratopati.com

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • english.ratopati.com's figures for July SOMO exports (355,000-370,000 barrels) and pre-war export volume (1.05 million barrels per month) differ from all other outlets by a factor of 100. Confirm whether english.ratopati.com published these figures in error or whether they represent a unit difference (e.g., thousand barrels vs. million barrels) that the article does not clarify.

What was checked, and against what

1 of 1 confirmed against a primary source. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checkedenglish.ratopati.com's figures for July SOMO exports (355,000-370,000 barrels) and pre-war export volume (1.05 million barrels per month) differ from all other outlets by a factor of 100. Confirm whether english.ratopati.com published these figures in error or whether they represent a unit difference (e.g., thousand barrels vs. million barrels) that the article does not clarify.english.ratopati.com · establishes that the outlet published it · English.ratopati.com published Iraqi oil export figures for July that are 100 times lower than reports from other outlets, indicating a consistent unit error. While Arab News and L'Orient Today reported millions of barrels, the Ratopati article, which includes an automated translation disclaimer, incorrectly listed these figures in the hundreds of thousands, a discrepancy likely caused by an AI translation error. · 2026-08-15