Body found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw
Fadingcorroborated6 outlets reported this themselves in 9 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten3 changes
- record-bee.comseen 8 Aug, 23:27headline rewritten
Body found in home burned by wildfire believed started by chain sawBody found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw - standardspeaker.comseen 8 Aug, 23:28headline rewritten
Body found in home burned by wildfire believed started by chain sawBody found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw - thetimes-tribune.comseen 9 Aug, 00:29headline rewritten
Body found in home burned by wildfire believed started by chain sawBody found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 5 Aug, 13:25Map: Gann Fire now at No. 5 on list of this year’s biggest1 outlet
- 6 Aug, 22:14Body found in California home burned by wildfire believed started by chain saw6 outlets
- and 2 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Wed, 5 August 2026peak 7 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Tuolumne CalaverasSanta BarbaraFacebookCalifornia Department Of ForestryCalifornia, United StatesSan Andreas, California, United StatesCalaveras County, California, United StatesSierra Nevada, California, United StatesAngels Camp, California, United StatesHerbert Wayne SmithNoah BergerWashington, Washington, United StatesCopperopolis, California, United StatesCalaveras Unified School DistrictSacramento, California, United StatesValley Springs, California, United StatesNew Hogan Lake, California, United StatesSalt Spring Valley Reservoir, California, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
marinij.com
record-bee.com
times-standard.com
thetimes-tribune.com
greeleytribune.com
standardspeaker.com
express.co.uk
channel3000.com
orlandosentinel.com
5 Aug, 13:25over 35 hours7 Aug, 00:30
How it spread - 6 original reports, 3 reprints
Wed, 5 August 2026
1 report- marinij.com13:25first to report
Thu, 6 August 2026
4 reports- record-bee.com22:14edited after publishing
previously
Body found in home burned by wildfire believed started by chain sawA 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with the fire.
2 reprints
- thetimes-tribune.com6 Aug, 22:14their copy
- standardspeaker.com6 Aug, 22:14their copy
- times-standard.com22:14
1 reprint
- greeleytribune.com6 Aug, 22:14their copy
- express.co.uk22:18
Investigators believe the fire was accidentally started by sparks from a chainsaw.
- channel3000.com22:30
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- orlandosentinel.com00:30