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Meghan Markle’s estranged father investigated in child porn probe: Report

Fadingcorroborated51 outlets reported this themselves in 117 reports over 11 days - more reporting than echo.
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten2 changes
  1. nbclosangeles.comseen 27 Oct, 07:22headline rewritten

    British police received allegations about Meghan’s father in 2019British police received allegations about Meghan’s father in 2019 but didn’t tell other forces

  2. stylecaster.comseen 28 Oct, 17:43headline rewritten

    Prince William & Kate Middleton's Response to Meghan Markle's Dad ScandalWilliam & Kate Reportedly Appalled by 'Disturbing' Meghan Scandal as They're 'Determined' to Not Get 'Dragged' into Her 'Troubling' News

original reportingcopies
Fri, 23 October 2026peak 46 reports on Fri, 23 October 2026Wed, 4 November 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 34 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
Google News - Top Stories1 original report2 original reports2 original reports1 original report2 original reports2 original reports1 original report2 original reports2 original reports
Index.hr (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report
El País (Spain)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
ABC (Spain)1 original report2 original reports
goss.ie1 original report1 original report1 original report
N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report
geo.tv3 original reports1 original report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report1 original report
Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)1 original report1 original report
24sata (Croatia)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
iheart.com7 original reports
express.co.uk2 original reports1 original report
Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)1 original report
townandcountrymag.com1 original report
RMF24 (Poland)1 original report1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
Nacional (Croatia)1 original report
23 Oct, 02:48over 12 days4 Nov, 12:54

+ 22 more outlets · 27 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 116 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Fri, 23 October 2026

    46 reports
  2. Sat, 24 October 2026

    21 reports
  3. Sun, 25 October 2026

    22 reports
  4. Mon, 26 October 2026

    9 reports
  5. Tue, 27 October 2026

    3 reports
    • Le Figaro (France)05:00

      DÉCRYPTAGE. – Depuis le 22 octobre, la famille de Meghan Markle est secouée par de graves accusations visant son père, Thomas Markle Sr., accusé de détenir des images pédopornographiques. Depuis les premières révélations, les informations se succèdent dans la presse, tant sur le lanceur d’alerte que sur la duchesse de Sussex elle-même.

    • South China Morning Post05:11

      The estranged half-brother of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has called their father a “disgusting monster” after handing over a trove of alleged child abuse material belonging to their shared parent to police in the Philippines. The four boxes containing mobile phones, computer equipment and other personal belongings were handed over to the Philippine National Police’s Women and Children Protection Centre last week by Thomas Markle Jnr, who was previously his father’s full-time carer....

    • dailymail.com07:57

      Thomas Markle told his first wife that he visited the Far East because '12-year-olds are legal there', according to a letter she reportedly sent to the Metropolitan Police.

  6. Wed, 28 October 2026

    2 reports
  7. Thu, 29 October 2026

    6 reports
  8. Fri, 30 October 2026

    4 reports
  9. Sat, 31 October 2026

    1 report
  10. Sun, 1 November 2026

    1 report
  11. Wed, 4 November 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post12:54

      Philippine police said on Wednesday that three memory cards and a mobile phone turned over by the son of Meghan Markle’s estranged father contained child sexual abuse material. Last week, Philippine police said they were investigating a laptop found alongside images of child abuse at an alleged former residence of Thomas Markle, whose daughter is married to Britain’s Prince Harry. Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla said at the time the country planned to take “appropriate legal...

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