Clay Aiken's first boyfriend worked for 'American Idol': 'I had never been with a guy’'
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 7 of the 8 reports ran its copy.
The headline, as it travelled
All 8 reports used the same wording across 8 outlets - nobody re-reported it in their own words.
All 8 reports on Fri, 7 August 2026
What it is about
Who published it, and when
How it spread - 1 original report, 7 reprints
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- fox56.com12:00first to report
Aiken took second place on the second season of the show, and was still in the closet for several more years.
7 reprints
- turnto10.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- news3lv.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- fox17.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- weartv.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- wpde.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- abc7amarillo.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy
- foxrochester.com7 Aug, 12:00their copy