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Florida business owners allegedly scattered 1,500 mothballs on beach to send endangered birds packing

Fading2 outlets reported this in 189 reports over 2 days - a further 2 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 2 descriptions edited3 changes
  1. yahoo.comseen 10 Aug, 19:43description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Two St. Pete Beach business owners allegedly spread 1,500 toxic mothballs on sand to stop black skimmers from nesting, now facing felony charges.

    Two St. Pete Beach business owners allegedly spread 1,500 toxic mothballs on sand to stop black skimmers from nesting and are facing felony charges.

  2. wrganews.comseen 11 Aug, 01:19description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Two St. Pete Beach business owners allegedly spread 1,500 toxic mothballs on sand to stop black skimmers from nesting, now facing felony charges.

    Two St. Pete Beach business owners allegedly spread 1,500 toxic mothballs on sand to stop black skimmers from nesting and are facing felony charges.

  3. nypost.comseen 11 Aug, 08:49headline rewritten

    Florida business owners allegedly dumped mothballs on beach to scare off birdsFlorida business owners allegedly scattered 1,500 mothballs on beach to scare off endangered birds

  1. 8 Aug, 18:00Florida business owners allegedly scattered 1,500 mothballs on beach to send endangered birds packing2 outlets
  2. 8 Aug, 18:49Business Owners Allegedly Spread 'Toxic' Mothballs Across Florida Beach1 outlet
  3. and 1 one-off wording
original reportingcopies
Sat, 8 August 2026peak 185 reports on Sat, 8 August 2026Sun, 9 August 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every an hour.

What it is about

Christopher MonroeRobert CzyszczonPlaza Beach HotelUniversity Of Florida Institute Of FoodWildlife Conservation CommissionAudubon SocietyPesticide Information OfficeAgricultural SciencesWalmartPinellas County, Florida, United StatesFlorida, United StatesPetersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, RussiaEvan Laskowski

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
yahoo.com1 original report - edited after publishing
wrganews.com1 copy echoing yahoo.com - edited after publishing
iheart.com95 original reports3 original reports18 original reports18 original reports22 original reports16 original reports11 original reports3 original reports
nypost.com1 copy echoing yahoo.com - edited after publishing
8 Aug, 18:00over 12 hours9 Aug, 06:30

How it spread - 187 original reports, 2 reprints

  1. Sat, 8 August 2026

    184 reports
  2. Sun, 9 August 2026

    3 reports

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