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What do these labels mean?
We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest article linked to the story.
- News-first
- The earliest linked article was published more than an hour before the recorded search trend start.
- Search-first
- The recorded search trend start was more than an hour before the earliest linked article.
- Same time
- The recorded search trend start and earliest linked article were within an hour of each other.
Search-first
Manchester United came back to beat Roma in the Champions League.
500,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
2 news outletsSame time
David Walliams
200,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
4 news outletsNews-first
Man Utd
100,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
4 news outletsSearch-first
The Mississippi Senate race remained unresolved after a surprisingly competitive contest.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +900%
3 news outletsSearch-first
Haircare pioneer John Frieda has died, aged 75.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
3 news outletsSearch-first
James Talarico won a Texas Senate seat for the Democrats, defeating Ken Paxton.
50,000+ searchesSearch growth +1000%
8 news outletsAbout the search figures and timing labels
Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare available linked article dates with the search timestamps; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.
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