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I visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 4 of the 5 reports ran its copy.
After publishing: 5 headlines quietly rewritten5 changes
  1. theadvocate.com.auseen 18 Sept, 05:54headline rewritten

    This is Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opalsI visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

  2. begadistrictnews.com.auseen 18 Sept, 12:15headline rewritten

    This is Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opalsI visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

  3. batemansbaypost.com.auseen 19 Sept, 01:00headline rewritten

    This is Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opalsI visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

  4. greatlakesadvocate.com.auseen 19 Sept, 05:55headline rewritten

    This is Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opalsI visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

  5. easternriverinachronicle.com.auseen 19 Sept, 11:34headline rewritten

    This is Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opalsI visited Australia's most surreal outback town - no grass but plenty of opals

The headline, as it travelled

All 5 reports used the same wording across 5 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.

All 5 reports on Tue, 15 September 2026

What it is about

Bykate McilwainA Coober PedyKate McilwainAustralian Tourism CommissionUmoona MuseumIllawarra, Victoria, AustraliaYulara, Northern Territory, AustraliaStuart Range, Queensland, AustraliaLake Hart, South Australia, AustraliaScotlandPort Augusta, South Australia, AustraliaNorthern Territory, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaCoober Pedy, South Australia, AustraliaAustralianSpencer Gulf, South Australia, AustraliaAdelaide, South Australia, Australia

Who published it, and when

How it spread - 1 original report, 4 reprints

  1. Tue, 15 September 2026

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