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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSaturday 12 September 2026

3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

apnews.com: “I just started crying and told them ‘thank you, thank you, thank you.’”; abc7chicago.com: “I just started crying and told them 'thank you, thank you, thank you.'”; cbsnews.com: “I just started crying…

As published

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

apnews.com as published: Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortuneapnews.com2026-09-12 12:40:44abc7chicago.com as published: Jackson, Mississippi police arrest man in homicide of Tasia Fortune, Black woman found hanging from treeabc7chicago.com2026-09-12 12:40:44cbsnews.com as published: Man arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, Mississippi woman found hanging from treecbsnews.com2026-09-12 12:40:44clarionledger.com as published: Jackson police chief confirms man arrested in death of Tasia Fortune - The Clarion-Ledgerclarionledger.com2026-09-12 12:40:44cnn.com as published: Mississippi police make arrest in Tasia Fortune case after medical examiner rules death a homicidecnn.com2026-09-12 12:40:44nbcnews.com as published: Man arrested in connection with death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippinbcnews.com2026-09-12 12:40:44wjtv.com as published: Man arrested in Tasia Fortune case, additional arrests pendingwjtv.com2026-09-12 12:40:44

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.

nbcnews.com

  • Her family had previously said they did not believe Fortune died by suicide.

no speaker named anywhere in the article

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • apnews.com: “We still don’t have a lot of answers,”
    • abc7chicago.com: “We still don't have a lot of answers,”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The suspect's given name spelling: 'Jarques Ratliff' versus 'Jacques Ratliff'

    • apnews.com (Jarques)
    • cbsnews.com (Jarques)
    • cnn.com (Jarques)
    • nbcnews.com (Jarques)
    the full text
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The specific charge: 'charged with murder' versus 'charged with homicide'

    • cbsnews.com (murder)
    • nbcnews.com (homicide)
    the full text
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    clarionledger.com carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

    • Fortune was found hanging in the backyard of an abandoned home specifically identified as in the 500 block of Road of Remembrance
    • Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard previously told the Clarion Ledger that Fortune was found dead and hanging
    • The suspect's name is spelled 'Jacques Ratliff' in one account (Clarion Ledger), distinct from 'Jarques Ratliff' in others
7independent outlets
What happened, for context

Mississippi police arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff on Friday, September 11, 2026, in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree in Jackson on August 3. The state medical examiner's office classified Fortune's death as a homicide on Thursday evening, September 10, allowing police to execute arrest warrants they already had. Police Chief RaShall Brackney said Ratliff had an "association" with Fortune but declined to disclose details, and indicated additional arrests are expected.

6 of 7 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: wjtv.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • apnews.comWIRE
  • abc7chicago.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • clarionledger.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • cnn.comINDEP
  • nbcnews.comINDEP
  • wjtv.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Tasia Fortune was a Black woman found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 3, 2026apnews.com, abc7chicago.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • Jarques Ratliff, age 51, was arrested on Friday, September 11, 2026apnews.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • The state medical examiner's office determined Thursday evening (September 10) that Fortune's death was a homicideapnews.com, abc7chicago.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney held a news conference Friday and announced the arrestapnews.com, abc7chicago.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • Police had secured arrest and search warrants before the homicide determinationapnews.com, abc7chicago.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • Ratliff was arrested while walking on the street (identified as Capitol Street or Capitol Street area in some accounts)apnews.com, abc7chicago.com, cbsnews.com, clarionledger.com, cnn.com, nbcnews.com
  • and 5 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Fortune was found hanging in the backyard of an abandoned home specifically identified as in the 500 block of Road of Remembranceonly clarionledger.com
  • Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard previously told the Clarion Ledger that Fortune was found dead and hangingonly clarionledger.com
  • The suspect's name is spelled 'Jacques Ratliff' in one account (Clarion Ledger), distinct from 'Jarques Ratliff' in othersonly clarionledger.com
  • Ratliff will have his first court appearance Monday (September 14, 2026)only cnn.com
  • CNN reported it is working to determine if Ratliff has legal representationonly cnn.com
  • Police interviewed nearly 15 people and collected forensic evidenceonly cbsnews.com

Reported unevenly

  • The suspect's given name spelling: 'Jarques Ratliff' versus 'Jacques Ratliff'stated by apnews.com (Jarques), cbsnews.com (Jarques), cnn.com (Jarques), nbcnews.com (Jarques) · absent from clarionledger.com (Jacques)
  • The specific charge: 'charged with murder' versus 'charged with homicide'stated by cbsnews.com (murder), nbcnews.com (homicide)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • The suspect's name spelling: Confirm whether official police records and court documents show 'Jarques Ratliff' or 'Jacques Ratliff' from the Jackson Police Department's statement or Hinds County court filings as of September 11, 2026.
  • The specific charge: Confirm whether the Jackson Police Department charging document specifies 'murder' or 'homicide' or uses both terms, and whether nbcnews.com and cbsnews.com are referring to the same charge with different terminology.

What was checked, and against what

Nothing here could be settled from a primary source. 2 cannot be established from public sources and are 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 suspect's name spelling: Confirm whether official police records and court documents show 'Jarques Ratliff' or 'Jacques Ratliff' from the Jackson Police Department's statement or Hinds County court filings as of September 11, 2026.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.
  • cannot be established The specific charge: Confirm whether the Jackson Police Department charging document specifies 'murder' or 'homicide' or uses both terms, and whether nbcnews.com and cbsnews.com are referring to the same charge with different terminology.The disagreement between outlets is itself the finding. No primary source is needed to report that they differ.