'From socialite to shopgirl': American Girl Samantha gets a new story
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 5 of the 6 reports ran its copy.
The headline, as it travelled
All 6 reports used the same wording across 6 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 6 reports on Sun, 18 October 2026
What it is about
Emily FriedrichsenAddy WalkerDeena TaylorCaley AristySamantha ParkingtonMount BedfordMary JaneAisha HarrisFiona DavisMaxine Rose SchurFiona DaviLanna ApisukhSamantha BalabanFiona Davi SamanthaLonnie BunchTheodore RooseveltPleasant RowlandAmanda FitzsimonsMattelPleasant Company
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report, 5 reprints
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- wkyufm.org11:00first to report
As the American Girl doll company celebrates its 40th anniversary, Samantha has turned 25 — and is the subject of a new historical fiction novel by author Fiona Davis.
5 reprints
- wboi.org18 Oct, 11:00their copy
- ypradio.org18 Oct, 11:00their copy
- kpbs.org18 Oct, 11:00their copy
- aspenpublicradio.org18 Oct, 11:00their copy
- kzyx.org18 Oct, 11:00their copy