90,000 rubber ducks splash into Chicago River for Ducky Derby fundraiser
Fadingwire flash8 outlets reported this themselves; 28 of 36 reports ran a copy, most inside an hour.
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 33 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Pete BealeBecky CavanaghSpecial OlympicsOlympicsIllinois, United StatesAssociated PressChicago, Illinois, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
thewestonmercury.co.uk
messengernewspapers.co.uk
yourlocalguardian.co.uk
echo-news.co.uk
basingstokegazette.co.uk
kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk
guardian-series.co.uk
bournemouthecho.co.uk
thenorthernecho.co.uk
bicesteradvertiser.net
leaderlive.co.uk
thetottenhamindependent.co.uk
gazetteherald.co.uk
bucksfreepress.co.uk
halsteadgazette.co.uk
oxfordmail.co.uk
6 Aug, 22:02over 2 hours7 Aug, 00:30
+ 18 more outlets
How it spread - 8 original reports, 28 reprints
Thu, 6 August 2026
8 reports- thewestonmercury.co.uk22:02first to report
8 reprints
- leaderlive.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- gazetteherald.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- bucksfreepress.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- halsteadgazette.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- oxfordmail.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- keighleynews.co.uk6 Aug, 23:00their copy
- yorkpress.co.uk7 Aug, 00:15their copy
- impartialreporter.com7 Aug, 00:15their copy
- yourlocalguardian.co.uk22:02
2 reprints
- messengernewspapers.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- bournemouthecho.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- echo-news.co.uk22:02
- kidderminstershuttle.co.uk22:02
10 reprints
- basingstokegazette.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- guardian-series.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- thenorthernecho.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- bicesteradvertiser.net6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- thetottenhamindependent.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- southwalesargus.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- burytimes.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- ipswichstar.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- theargus.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- barryanddistrictnews.co.uk22:02
3 reprints
- somersetcountygazette.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- eastlothiancourier.com6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- salisburyjournal.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- wirralglobe.co.uk22:02
4 reprints
- wimbledonguardian.co.uk6 Aug, 22:02their copy
- irvinetimes.com6 Aug, 22:30their copy
- butlereagle.com6 Aug, 23:30their copy
- times-series.co.uk7 Aug, 00:30their copy
- chesterstandard.co.uk22:02
- eadt.co.uk22:30
1 reprint
- gazetteandherald.co.uk6 Aug, 23:30their copy