Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?
Fadingwire flash3 outlets reported this themselves; 8 of 11 reports ran a copy, most inside an hour.
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 4 Sept, 17:01Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?9 outlets
- 5 Sept, 06:53UN declares Nov 27 as ‘International Day For Elimination Of Child Marriage’2 outlets
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Fri, 4 September 2026peak 9 reports on Fri, 4 September 2026Sat, 5 September 2026
After the peak, new reports halved every 4 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
What it is about
CongressU.N.U.S.Renu SinghBrian SchatzCasey Carter SwegmanDick DurbinKamala ThiagarajanBhuwan RibhuKirsten GillibrandGwen MooreFraidy ReissSultan Mahmud MukutVan SchoiackYoungUnited NationsUnited StatesNational Family HealthInternational Day To End ChildTahirih Justice Center
Who published it, and when
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indiatimes.com
4 Sept, 17:01over 27 hours5 Sept, 20:14
2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 3 original reports, 8 reprints
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- NPR News17:01
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.
8 reprints
- wgcu.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- kmuw.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- krwg.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- wvasfm.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- wwno.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- wbaa.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- ketr.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
- ktep.org4 Sept, 17:01their copy
Sat, 5 September 2026
2 reports- Times of India06:53
- indiatimes.com20:14first to report
NEW DELHI: In a significant development that brings the need to step up global action on Sustainable Development Goals 2030 into focus, UN has declared Nov 27 as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.