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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 qualifying linked article. Older background coverage stays in Sources.
- News-first
- The news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
- Search-first
- Searches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
- Same time
- Searches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
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Russell Brand100,000+ searchesBomb Threats Flights10,000+ searchesNasdaq10,000+ searchesMarvel Avengers Doomsday2,000+ searchesRockstar Games2,000+ searchesMichael Crichton1,000+ searchesPga Tour1,000+ searchesOzzfest1,000+ searchesEastenders1,000+ searchesBen Shelton500+ searchesParaguay500+ searchesNvidia Stock500+ searchesAbout the search figures and timing labels
Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare qualifying linked article dates with the search timestamps; older background coverage is excluded; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.
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