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Tres muertos y varios heridos, dos de ellos graves, en un cayuco con 132 personas en El Hierro

Three dead and several injured, two of them seriously, in a cayuco carrying 132 people in El Hierro · AI machine translation of the original (es)

In plain words

  • ≠ Muertos: outlets give from 2 to 3. Most repeated figure: 3 (4 outlets). Latest published: 3 (Antena 3 Noticias, 19/10 11:51).
  • ≠ Muertos: outlets give from 131 to 309. Latest published: 131 (ABC, 19/10 07:51).
  • ≠ Heridos: outlets give from 2 to 7. Latest published: 7 (La Razón, 19/10 08:35).
  • ≠ Migrantes: outlets give from 131 to 352. Most repeated figure: 131 (2 outlets). Latest published: 131 (Antena 3 Noticias, 19/10 11:51).

Same method for every outlet. A different figure may be an updated toll; a verdict needs an official figure.

Origin El Mundo · 18/10 09:28 → 7 outlets in 26 h

Disputed figures

Muertos 2–3

Disputed figures

Muertos 131–309

Disputed figures

Heridos 2–7

Disputed figures

Migrantes 131–352

What most outlets report and this one does not

4/7 outlets

Left out, among others, Canarias, Salvamar Diphda

See what each outlet leaves out
  • The Objective does not mention Canarias, Salvamar Diphda
  • Canarias7 does not mention Canarias
  • ABC does not mention Salvamento Marítimo
  • COPE does not mention Canarias, Marítimo, Salvamar Diphda

How each outlet tells it

COPEConferencia Episcopal Española

La ruta canaria se recrudece: tres muertos y 454 migrantes llegan a El Hierro en 24 horas capture record

muertos 3 ∅ does not mention Canarias, Marítimo

The Objective

Salvamento Marítimo desembarca en El Hierro a 145 inmigrantes de un cayuco capture record

muertos ·2 309migrantes 145 ∅ does not mention Canarias, Salvamar Diphda

ABCVocento

Rescatado un cayuco con 131 personas y tres fallecidos en aguas de El Hierro capture record

Cayuco carrying 131 people and three dead rescued in waters off El Hierro · AI machine translation of the original (es)

muertos ·2 131 ∅ does not mention Salvamento Marítimo

See all (7)

How other countries tell it

Outlets from other countries covering the same story, linked by their headline. They are not part of the figure comparison.

Argentina

The figure over time

Which figure each outlet gave and when. The dashed line is the official figure when there is one; a ring joined to a point is a figure the outlet changed after publishing.

Muertos · figure by outletEl Mundo 3 (18/10 19:31); Canarias7 3 (18/10 19:39); La Razón 2 (19/10 08:35); COPE 3 (19/10 10:27); Antena 3 Noticias 3 (19/10 11:51).3,11,9El Mundo · 18/10 19:31 · 33 · El MundoCanarias7 · 18/10 19:39 · 3La Razón · 19/10 08:35 · 22 · La RazónCOPE · 19/10 10:27 · 3Antena 3 Noticias · 19/10 11:51 · 318/10 19:3119/10 11:51Muertos · figure by outletThe Objective 309 (19/10 07:27); ABC 131 (19/10 07:51).330,4109,6The Objective · 19/10 07:27 · 309309 · The ObjectiveABC · 19/10 07:51 · 131131 · ABC19/10 07:2719/10 07:51Heridos · figure by outletEl Mundo 2 (18/10 09:28); La Razón 7 (19/10 08:35).7,61,4El Mundo · 18/10 09:28 · 22 · El MundoLa Razón · 19/10 08:35 · 77 · La Razón18/10 09:2819/10 08:35

Figures differ by outlet

Figures may differ because tolls were updated during the day; we show each outlet's time.

Muertos
3El Mundo 18/10 19:31 · Canarias7 18/10 19:39 · COPE 19/10 10:27 · Antena 3 Noticias 19/10 11:51
2La Razón 19/10 08:35
Muertos
131ABC 19/10 07:51
309The Objective 19/10 07:27
Heridos
2El Mundo 18/10 09:28
7La Razón 19/10 08:35
Migrantes
131El Mundo 18/10 19:31 · Antena 3 Noticias 19/10 11:51
145The Objective 19/10 07:27
177Canarias7 18/10 21:53
352La Razón 19/10 08:35

What most outlets report and this one does not
  • The Objective does not mention Canarias, Salvamar Diphda
  • Canarias7 does not mention Canarias
  • ABC does not mention Salvamento Marítimo
  • COPE does not mention Canarias, Marítimo, Salvamar Diphda

Only outlets whose full text we read are assessed.

Where they agree

People, places and institutions named by most of the 7 outlets (how many name each):

Hierro 7/7Restinga 7/7Marítimo 6/7Salvamento Marítimo 6/7Salvamar Diphda 5/7Canarias 4/7

Who does not report it

26 outlets

National outlets from the same country that published those days and have no piece in this story. Not an accusation: it may be an editorial choice.

20minutosASCinco DíasEl ConfidencialEl DebateelDiario.esEl EspañolEl HuffPostEl IndependienteEl PaísEl PluralEl SaltoESdiarioEuropa PressExpansióninfoLibreInformativos TelecincoLa InformaciónlaSextaLa VanguardiaLibertad DigitalMaldita.esNewtralOKDIARIOOnda CeroPúblico

Who reports it and how

10 stories
  1. El Mundo 18/10 09:28 · National Dos personas fallecen y varias resultan heridas en la llegada de un cayuco a El Hierro con 132 ocupantes
  2. The Objective 18/10 15:15 · National Dos inmigrantes muertos y otros 130 rescatados en un cayuco cerca de El Hierro
  3. El Mundo 18/10 19:31 · National Tres muertos y seis traslados al Hospital del primer cayuco que arribó en la pasada madrugada a El Hierro
  4. Canarias7 18/10 19:39 · Regional Tres muertos y varios heridos, dos de ellos graves, en un cayuco con 132 personas en El HierroThree dead and several injured, two of them seriously, in a cayuco carrying 132 people in El Hierro · AI machine translation of the original (es)
  5. Canarias7 18/10 21:53 · Regional Salvamento Marítimo escolta hasta La Restinga a un segundo cayuco con 177 personas migrantes
  6. The Objective 19/10 07:27 · National Salvamento Marítimo desembarca en El Hierro a 145 inmigrantes de un cayuco
  7. ABC 19/10 07:51 · National Rescatado un cayuco con 131 personas y tres fallecidos en aguas de El HierroCayuco carrying 131 people and three dead rescued in waters off El Hierro · AI machine translation of the original (es)
  8. La Razón 19/10 08:35 · National Dos muertos y 352 inmigrantes rescatados en Canarias en un fin de semana marcado por la presión sobre El Hierro
  9. COPE 19/10 10:27 · National La ruta canaria se recrudece: tres muertos y 454 migrantes llegan a El Hierro en 24 horas
  10. Antena 3 Noticias 19/10 11:51 · National Tres muertos y seis hospitalizados en la llegada de un cayuco a El Hierro

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