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Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 80

Fadingcorroborated18 outlets reported this themselves in 104 reports over 5 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 4 descriptions edited4 changes
  1. abc17news.comseen 27 Aug, 20:50description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement, attributed to her nephew Bryan Seaver,

    By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement said Parton died “peacefully.” A small, private service will

  2. localnews8.comseen 27 Aug, 20:54description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement, attributed to her nephew Bryan Seaver,

    By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement said Parton died “peacefully.” A small, private service will

  3. localnews8.comseen 27 Aug, 20:56description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at her home in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement, attributed to her nephew Bryan

    CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. She was 80. The statement said Parton died “peacefully.” A small, private service

  4. dailyrecord.co.ukseen 27 Aug, 20:56description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Dolly penned a letter to the city and even compared herself to their most famous son

    Dolly penned a letter to the city and even compared herself to its most famous son

The headline, as it mutated - 9 wordings

  1. 25 Aug, 18:03Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 803 outlets
  2. 25 Aug, 18:17First Minister ‘deeply saddened’ by Dolly Parton death3 outlets
  3. 26 Aug, 10:33Dolly Parton's philanthropy was based on 'her belief in the goodness of people'2 outlets
  4. 26 Aug, 11:50"A National Treasure": Bobby Bones Show Pays Tribute to Dolly1 outlet
  5. 26 Aug, 13:17Nobody Believed Amy Saw Dolly Parton Until Dolly Confirmed It1 outlet
  6. 26 Aug, 14:19Dolly Parton "Rock" Album; "Rockstar" - The Stories You Don't Know1 outlet
  7. and 16 other wordings across 56 reports
original reportingcopies
Tue, 25 August 2026peak 82 reports on Wed, 26 August 2026Sun, 30 August 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 6 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Kenny RogersSally FieldJulia RobertsRingo StarrPaul MccartneyBurt ReynoldsDolly PartonTom ParkerPorter WagonerWhitney HoustonDan HechingJames PattersonLarry KingJolene PartonElvis PresleyBill OwensLily TomlinBryan SeaverJane FondaCnn

Who published it, and when

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localnews8.com4 copies echoing abc17news.com - edited after publishing
abc17news.com1 original report - edited after publishing
rutland-times.co.uk1 original report
fenlandcitizen.co.uk1 copy echoing rutland-times.co.uk
indiatimes.com1 original report
aol.co.uk1 original report
dailyrecord.co.uk1 original report - edited after publishing
Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report
bigfrog104.com1 original report
kob.com1 original report
prnewswire.com1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report
gloucesteradvocate.com.au1 original report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report
calgary.citynews.ca1 original report
nbcchicago.com1 original report
iheart.com37 original reports14 original reports4 original reports20 original reports6 original reports1 original report
thereporter.com1 original report
25 Aug, 18:03over 5 days30 Aug, 16:00

+ 1 more outlet · 1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 99 original reports, 5 reprints

  1. Tue, 25 August 2026

    8 reports

  2. Wed, 26 August 2026

    82 reports

  3. Thu, 27 August 2026

    6 reports

  4. Fri, 28 August 2026

    2 reports
    • iheart.com12:45
      Remembering Dolly Parton

      <p>In honor of Dolly Parton&rsquo;s passing, Bobby shares his final interview with one of the most beloved and influential country music artists of all time. Dolly reflects on the people who believed in her early, growing up in a full house in East Tennessee, finding her voice through music, and ...

    • thereporter.com19:31
      Danny Tyree: How did the magnificent Dolly Parton touch your life?

      Remember: “If you see someone without a smile today, give ‘em yours.”

  5. Sun, 30 August 2026

    1 report
    • ritholtz.com16:00
      Dolly Parton - The Big Picture

      1. What you’ve got to know is she WROTE those songs! So it’s October 1973. I’m driving with the top down on my 1963 Chevy Impala trying to get something on the radio. This was before cassette decks. Sure, you could buy an aftermarket 8-track, but they sat under the dash and were notorious…Read More

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