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OUTLETS DISAGREEThursday 10 September 2026

Outlets disagree: Total number of homes evacuated

upi.com (31 homes); nypost.com (dozens of properties) the full text

As published

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

upi.com as published: Sinkhole opens part of Nicolas Cage's Malibu homeupi.com2026-09-10 11:49:22bbc.co.uk as published: Sinkhole appears outside Malibu home thought to belong to Nicolas Cagebbc.co.uk2026-09-10 11:49:22latimes.com as published: Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage's houselatimes.com2026-09-10 11:49:22nypost.com as published: Malibu’s A-list paradise blocked off by monster sinkhole as Nicolas Cage’s $10.5M mansion teeters beside craternypost.com2026-09-10 11:49:22

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.

bbc.co.uk

  • reportedly belonging to US actor Nicolas Cage

no speaker named anywhere in the article

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Sinkhole depth by end of Tuesday

    • latimes.com (roughly 25 feet deep)
    • nypost.com (estimated 25 to 30 feet deep)
    the full text
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    latimes.com carried 9 details no other outlet reported.

    • The driveway collapse was reported on the 31600 block of Sea Level Drive
    • By Tuesday evening, the sinkhole was roughly 25 feet deep and 30 by 60 feet wide
    • The sinkhole did not expand overnight
    • Seven residences were red-tagged due to hazardous conditions
    • Another 24 homes were red-tagged due to loss of safe vehicle access
    • Nicolas Cage won an Oscar and Golden Globe for his 1995 role in 'Leaving Las Vegas'
    • Cage's recent film titles include 'Pig' and 'Spider-Noir'
    • A Cage representative could not be reached for comment
    • The home is in a gated community that abuts Lechuza Beach

Day name corrected

The summary below named a weekday that does not match its own date. The date is as written; only the day name was recomputed from it.

  • Tuesday, September 9, 2026 → Wednesday, September 9, 2026
  • Tuesday (September 9, 2026 → Wednesday (September 9, 2026
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

A large sinkhole opened beneath the driveway of Nicolas Cage's beachfront Malibu home on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, during high winds and tides associated with Hurricane Marie. The collapse prompted evacuation orders for dozens of neighboring homes and a local emergency declaration by the City of Malibu.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
  • latimes.comINDEP
  • nypost.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • A sinkhole opened in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's Malibu home on Wednesday (September 9, 2026)upi.com, bbc.co.uk, latimes.com, nypost.com
  • The home is located on or near Sea Level Drive in Malibuupi.com, latimes.com, nypost.com
  • The incident occurred around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesdayupi.com, latimes.com, nypost.com
  • The sinkhole was expandingupi.com, latimes.com, nypost.com
  • Evacuation orders were issued for multiple homesupi.com, bbc.co.uk, latimes.com, nypost.com
  • A local emergency was declared by the City of Malibuupi.com, bbc.co.uk, latimes.com
  • and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The sinkhole was 30-by-60 feet and exposed glass windows and other home itemsonly upi.com
  • A gas leak occurred at the homeonly upi.com
  • Fire officials reported a broken gas line was the initial report at 5:45 a.m.only upi.com
  • Around 6 p.m., the City of Malibu declared a local emergencyonly upi.com
  • A coastal flood advisory was in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesdayonly upi.com
  • The American Red Cross opened an evacuation shelter at Malibu High Schoolonly upi.com

Reported unevenly

  • Total number of homes evacuatedstated by upi.com (31 homes), nypost.com (dozens of properties) · absent from bbc.co.uk, latimes.com
  • Sinkhole depth by end of Tuesdaystated by latimes.com (roughly 25 feet deep), nypost.com (estimated 25 to 30 feet deep)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • The BBC headline says the home is 'thought to belong' to Nicolas Cage, introducing uncertainty absent from other outlets. Confirm whether the property ownership is established fact (as real estate records or public records show) or whether BBC's caution reflects a genuine ambiguity in available confirmation at the time of publication.

What was checked, and against what

Nothing here could be settled from a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • cannot be established The BBC headline says the home is 'thought to belong' to Nicolas Cage, introducing uncertainty absent from other outlets.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.