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Trump says leakers should be shot: 'They're the scum of the earth'

Risingcorroborated12 outlets reported this themselves in 15 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
  1. Bloomberg Politicsseen 17 Oct, 19:14headline rewritten

    Trump Says Leakers Should Be Shot, Veering Off Midterm PitchTrump Says People Who Leak to News Outlets ‘Should Be Shot’

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Wed, 14 October 2026peak 12 reports on Thu, 15 October 2026Thu, 15 October 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 6 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

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Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
The Hill1 original report
Japan Times1 original report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report1 original report
Al Jazeera English1 original report
Anadolu Agency (AA)1 original report
Wirtualna Polska (Poland)1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report
Telegram.hr (Croatia)1 original report
14 Oct, 21:48over 8 hours15 Oct, 06:16

6 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 13 original reports, 2 reprints

  1. Wed, 14 October 2026

    3 reports
    • The Hill21:48first to report
      Trump says leakers should be shot: 'They're the scum of the earth'

      President Trump suggested Wednesday at a campaign rally in Arizona that leakers should be shot, in an apparent reference to leaks surrounding U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. “Somebody leaked, some sleazebag. They ought to go to jail and be shot. For the rest of their life, they should be in jail,” Trump said at...

    • Bloomberg Politics22:20edited after publishing
      Trump Says People Who Leak to News Outlets ‘Should Be Shot’

      previouslyTrump Says Leakers Should Be Shot, Veering Off Midterm Pitch

      President Donald Trump called for executing individuals who leak information to the media during a campaign rally as he railed against what he cast as critical coverage of the war in Iran.

      1 reprint
    • Japan Times23:10
      Trump says leakers should be shot, veering off midterm pitch

      Trump's focus on leakers threatens to distract from his closing message ahead of midterm elections widely expected to center around the economy.

  2. Thu, 15 October 2026

    10 reports

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