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CHECKED AGAINST THE RECORDWednesday 26 August 2026

Official Asheville City Council records show the council voted 5–2 to terminate the Flock Safety camera…

Confirm the publication date of Mayor Manheimer's proposal to end the contract. wlos.com states it came 'about one week' before the Tuesday vote; the… — checked against The City of Asheville.

As published

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

13abc.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCK13abc.com2026-08-26 15:11:50foxcarolina.com as published: Asheville city council votes to terminate contract with Flock safetyfoxcarolina.com2026-08-26 15:11:50kbtx.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKkbtx.com2026-08-26 15:11:50kcrg.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKkcrg.com2026-08-26 15:11:50kold.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKkold.com2026-08-26 15:11:50kptv.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKkptv.com2026-08-26 15:11:50live5news.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKlive5news.com2026-08-26 15:11:50wafb.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwafb.com2026-08-26 15:11:50waff.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwaff.com2026-08-26 15:11:50walb.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwalb.com2026-08-26 15:11:50wect.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwect.com2026-08-26 15:11:50wfsb.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwfsb.com2026-08-26 15:11:50wlos.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate city's Flock camera contractwlos.com2026-08-26 15:11:50wsmv.com as published: Asheville City Council votes to terminate contract with FLOCKwsmv.com2026-08-26 15:11:50

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

wlos.com

  • Residents spoke during the council meeting Tuesday evening, with some citing their concerns with privacy and surveillance.

named elsewhere in the same article: Mayor Esther Manheimer

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    14 outlets carried this. They resolve to 3 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 3 accounts, not 14.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    wlos.com carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • Mayor Manheimer stated that the contract does not allow for removal of the technology unless the contract is terminated
    • Mayor Manheimer's proposal to end the contract came about one week before the council vote
    • Flock cameras capture vehicle information, including license plates, that can be searched by law enforcement
    • Asheville currently has 11 Flock cameras
    • Residents spoke during the council meeting citing concerns with privacy and surveillance
14outlets→3independent
What happened, for context

Asheville City Council voted 5-2 to terminate its contract with Flock Safety, an AI-powered license plate reader system, and to remove all associated hardware. The vote followed Mayor Esther Manheimer's proposal to end the contract after resident concerns over privacy and surveillance. The resolution directs suspension of all data access and development of future surveillance technology policies.

2 of 15 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: 13abc.com, kbtx.com, kcrg.com, kold.com, kptv.com, kvue.com, live5news.com, wafb.com, waff.com, walb.com, wect.com, wfsb.com, wsmv.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

    • 13abc.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • foxcarolina.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • kbtx.comINDEP
    • kcrg.comINDEP
    • kold.comINDEP
    • kptv.comINDEP
    • live5news.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • wafb.comINDEP
    • waff.comINDEP
    • walb.comINDEP
    • wect.comINDEP
    • wfsb.comINDEP
    • wsmv.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • wlos.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Asheville City Council voted 5-2 to terminate its contract with Flock Safetyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • The vote occurred on Tuesdayfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • The resolution included a request to remove all hardware associated with Flock Safetyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • City employees will suspend all access, searching and sharing of data collected through Flock technologyfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • Existing data will be handled according to legal and retention requirementsfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • A comprehensive review will be conducted and policy recommendations regarding future use, oversight, and privacy safeguards of surveillance technology will be developedfoxcarolina.com, wlos.com
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Mayor Manheimer stated that the contract does not allow for removal of the technology unless the contract is terminatedonly wlos.com
  • Mayor Manheimer's proposal to end the contract came about one week before the council voteonly wlos.com
  • Flock cameras capture vehicle information, including license plates, that can be searched by law enforcementonly wlos.com
  • Asheville currently has 11 Flock camerasonly wlos.com
  • Residents spoke during the council meeting citing concerns with privacy and surveillanceonly wlos.com

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm the publication date of Mayor Manheimer's proposal to end the contract. wlos.com states it came 'about one week' before the Tuesday vote; the publication date of that wlos.com article is August 26, 2026, which would place the vote on August 19 or 20. Verify the vote date against Asheville City Council's official records.

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.

  • checkedConfirm the publication date of Mayor Manheimer's proposal to end the contract. wlos.com states it came 'about one week' before the Tuesday vote; the publication date of that wlos.com article is August 26, 2026, which would place the vote on August 19 or 20. Verify the vote date against Asheville City Council's official records.The City of Asheville · establishes the underlying fact · Official Asheville City Council records show the council voted 5–2 to terminate the Flock Safety camera contract on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, contradicting the assertion that the vote occurred on August 19 or 20. Reports indicate Mayor Manheimer proposed the termination on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, which is consistent with news outlets describing the proposal as coming roughly one week prior to the final vote. · 2026-08-26