New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- nbcconnecticut.comseen 27 Sept, 12:57headline rewritten
Thomas Jefferson’s DNA links him to Sally Hemings’ childrenIn a DNA breakthrough After 200 years, Thomas Jefferson’s hair links him to Sally Hemings’ children
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 20 Sept, 13:34Thomas Jefferson: Ehemaliger US-Präsident zeugte Kinder mit seiner Sklavin1 outlet
- 22 Sept, 10:00New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings7 outlets
- and 4 one-off wordings
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Who published it, and when
How it spread - 6 original reports, 6 reprints
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- Der Spiegel (Germany)13:34first to report
Eine Haarlocke überführte ihn als Vater: Nach 15 Jahren Forschung legt ein US-Team nun den definitiven Beweis dafür vor, dass Jefferson Kinder mit Sally Hemings zeugte. Die Sklavin war 30 Jahre jünger als der Sklavereikritiker.
Tue, 22 September 2026
2 reports- NPR News10:00
A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair , Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.
6 reprints
- ksmu.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- kpbs.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- wfsu.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- ksfr.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- kgou.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- wrvo.org22 Sept, 10:00their copy
- nbcconnecticut.com17:15edited after publishing
previously
Thomas Jefferson’s DNA links him to Sally Hemings’ children
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour22:25
Researchers say they have the most conclusive proof of Thomas Jefferson's paternity of Sally Hemings' children. A strand of hair found in Jefferson's Bible launched an investigation involving DNA scientists, historians, genealogists and descendants of both Jefferson and Hemings. The story of that investigation and what it reveals is told in Richard Kurin's new book, "History by a Hair."
Sun, 27 September 2026
1 report- RMF24 (Poland)07:43
Prezydent, niewolnica i 15 lat badań DNA: Thomas Jefferson był ojcem dzieci Sally Hemings
Wed, 30 September 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)19:18
NOVA DNA studija, analizom vlasi kose Thomasa Jeffersona i potomaka, s 99,96% sigurnosti potvrdila je da je bivši američki predsjednik imao djecu s porobljenom ženom Sally Hemings.