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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYTuesday 22 September 2026

4 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

upi.com: “no true bill,”; foxnews.com: “no true bill”; nbcnews.com: “no true bill,”; npr.org: “No True Bill Does Not Resolve How Nolan Wells Died”

As published

11 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: Grand jury: No charges in the death of Nolan Wellsupi.com2026-09-22 16:51:52actionnews5.com as published: Grand jury finds no evidence of crime in Nolan Wells death, court documents stateactionnews5.com2026-09-22 16:51:52cbsnews.com as published: Nolan Wells' family calls for further investigation into his death after no grand jury indictmentscbsnews.com2026-09-22 16:51:52dailymail.com as published: Grand jury finds Nolan Wells' death was 'consistent with drowning,' no foul play suspected amid rampant theoriesdailymail.com2026-09-22 16:51:52foxnews.com as published: Nolan Wells' friends cleared by grand jury as their lawyers vow to hold online accusers accountablefoxnews.com2026-09-22 16:51:52kfvs12.com as published: Grand jury finds no evidence of crime in Nolan Wells death, court documents statekfvs12.com2026-09-22 16:51:52nbcnews.com as published: No criminal charges in death of Nolan Wells, grand jury findsnbcnews.com2026-09-22 16:51:52npr.org as published: Grand jury finds no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of Nolan Wellsnpr.org2026-09-22 16:51:52theguardian.com as published: Mississippi grand jury decides not to charge anyone in death of Nolan Wellstheguardian.com2026-09-22 16:51:52wflx.com as published: Grand jury finds no evidence of crime in Nolan Wells death, court documents statewflx.com2026-09-22 16:51:52wlox.com as published: Grand jury finds no foul play in death of Nolan Wells, court documents statewlox.com2026-09-22 16:51:52

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

  • months of speculation that race played a role in the death of the Mississippi teenager this summer

named elsewhere in the same article: District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath; Myers McIlrath; Ben Crump

theguardian.com

  • many speculating about what happened and suspecting that the teen's disappearance and death may have been racially motivated

named elsewhere in the same article: Jackson county district attorney's office

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • upi.com: “There is absolutely no evidence to support the allegations that Nolan's disappearance and death were racially motivated,”
    • nbcnews.com: “There is absolutely no evidence to support the allegations that Nolan’s disappearance and death were racially motivated,”
  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    Nolan Wells' age at death

    • nbcnews.com (18 years old)
    • foxnews.com (19 years old)
    the full text
  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    11 outlets carried this. They resolve to 9 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 9 accounts, not 11.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    foxnews.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • Nolan Wells was 19 years old at the time of his death
    • Russell Latino, representing Bart Edmiston and his family, said the story involves two tragedies and that the grand jury did its solemn duty
    • Latino said Wells' friends were 'maligned by unscrupulous charlatans and grifters who spread false and malicious lies'
    • Attorney for Wells' friends vowed to hold online accusers accountable
11outlets→9independent
What happened, for context

A Mississippi grand jury returned a no true bill on September 22, 2026, in the death investigation of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who died after a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island. The jury found no evidence of criminal conduct or racial motivation. Wells' body was discovered July 6 at the island's northwestern tip after he failed to return with friends.

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

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
    • actionnews5.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • kfvs12.comINDEP
    • wflx.comINDEP
    identical copy
  • cbsnews.comINDEP
  • dailymail.comINDEP
  • foxnews.comINDEP
  • nbcnews.comINDEP
  • npr.orgPUBLIC
  • theguardian.comINDEP
  • wlox.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Grand jury returned a no true bill, meaning no criminal charges or indictments will be issuedupi.com, actionnews5.com, kfvs12.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com, wflx.com, wlox.com
  • Nolan Wells was 18 years old at the time of his deathnbcnews.com, npr.org
  • Wells died on or around July 4, 2026, and his body was found July 6actionnews5.com, kfvs12.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com, wflx.com, wlox.com
  • Wells was found dead off Horn Island, a barrier island accessible by boat near Mississippi's Gulf Coastupi.com, actionnews5.com, kfvs12.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com, wflx.com, wlox.com
  • Grand jury was composed of 23 membersactionnews5.com, kfvs12.com, npr.org, theguardian.com, wflx.com, wlox.com
  • Grand jury heard testimony from 43 witnessesupi.com, actionnews5.com, kfvs12.com, nbcnews.com, npr.org, theguardian.com, wflx.com
  • and 10 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Nolan Wells was 19 years old at the time of his deathonly foxnews.com
  • Grand jury was composed of '12 Caucasians, five African Americans, one Asian, two Hispanics, two Native Americans and one individual who preferred "other,"' with 13 men and 10 womenonly upi.com
  • McIlrath announced the grand jury decision in a video message posted to social mediaonly upi.com
  • Video and grand jury report were posted on the district attorney's Facebook pageonly upi.com
  • Grand jury report states Wells' body position, condition, time of discovery, and location are 'consistent with drowning'only dailymail.com, foxnews.com, npr.org
  • Cause of death is undetermined, but clear absence of other causes of death make drowning a likely diagnosis by exclusiononly npr.org

Reported unevenly

  • Nolan Wells' age at deathstated by nbcnews.com (18 years old), foxnews.com (19 years old)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm Nolan Wells' age at death: foxnews.com reports 19; nbcnews.com (and implicit in actionnews5.com/kfvs12.com stating he was 18 when found July 6, 2026) report 18. Which is correct based on his date of birth?
  • CBSNews headline references 'further investigation' into Nolan Wells' death after 'no grand jury indictments'—this is the only outlet framing the story as family requesting additional investigation rather than grand jury decision. Obtain CBSNews body text to determine whether headline reflects the article's content or represents editorial framing divergent from reported facts.