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🗞️ Story file #426

Vatican confirms Pope has lung cancer, part of right lung removed

Oct 13, 5 PM ET to Oct 13, 7 PM ET

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

  1. Oct 13, 5 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
  2. Oct 13, 5 PM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
  3. Oct 13, 5 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
  4. Oct 13, 7 PM ETpeak: on 34 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 13, 6 PM7 PM1734leftcenterright
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 13, 5 PM to Oct 13, 7 PM ET (peak 34), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right
Oct 13, 5 PM6 PM7 PMUSA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after 'successful' surgery, Vatican saysUSA Today, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after 'successful' surgeryStar TribuneStar TribuneStar Tribune, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lungCNNCNNCNN, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Breaking News Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, has part of lung removed, Vatican saysCNN, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, has part of lung removed, Vatican saysNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo has lung cancer, lower lobe of his right lung removed: VaticanThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer as growth removed during surgeryChicago TribuneChicago TribuneChicago Tribune, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removedWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery, Vatican saysLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Surgery confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer. He had the lower lobe of his right lung removedLos Angeles Times, Oct 13, 7:02 PM ET: Surgery confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer; doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lungFox NewsFox NewsFox News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons remove part of right lung, Vatican saysFox News, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo has lung cancer, doctors confirm after major surgery in RomeThe Washington TimesThe Washington TimesThe Washington Times, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Vatican: Pope Leo has lung cancer, had lower lobe of right lung removedJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Vatican says Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancerCBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgeryYahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo is diagnosed with lung cancer and has part of his lung removedABC NewsABC NewsABC News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, Vatican saysNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Latest Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: What We KnowNewsweek, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: What We KnowNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo lung cancerAxiosAxiosAxios, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancerThe SunThe SunThe Sun, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: PRAYERS FOR POPE Pope diagnosed with lung cancer & has part of lung removed during surgeryBBCBBCBBC, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican saysNews NationNews NationNews Nation, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo's surgery successful, cancer removed from lungNews Nation, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer, part of lung removed during surgeryHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Vatican Says The Pope Has Lung Cancer And The Lower Lobe Of His Right Lung Was RemovedNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican SaysNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer; Right Lower Lobe RemovedNewsmax, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Vatican: Pope Has Lung Cancer; Right Lower Lobe RemovedThe Daily BeastThe Daily BeastThe Daily Beast, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo, 71, Diagnosed With Lung Cancer After SurgeryThe IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer and had lower lobe of lung removed, Vatican saysThe Daily WireThe Daily WireThe Daily Wire, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung CancerScripps NewsScripps NewsScripps News, Oct 13, 5:02 PM ET: World News Vatican says pope has lung cancer and lower lobe of his right lung was removed AP via Scripps News GroupRed StateRed StateRed State, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer After Doctors Remove Part of His Right LungStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow News, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with cancer, undergoes successful lung surgeryThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Cancer as Doctors Remove Part of His LungThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Lung CancerThe Daily CallerThe Daily CallerThe Daily Caller, Oct 13, 6:02 PM ET: Pope Diagnosed With Lung Cancer Following Surgery, Vatican SaysSalonSalonSalon, Oct 13, 7:02 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with cancerReutersReutersReuters, Oct 13, 7:02 PM ET: Pope Leo had lobe of lung removed as doctors found cancer, Vatican says📺 TVCNN, 5:00 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERYCNN, 5:01 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERYCNN, 5:01 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERYCNN, 5:02 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERYBBC News, 5:10 PM ET: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancerCNN, 5:14 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERYMSNOW, 5:47 PM ET: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCERMSNOW, 5:48 PM ET: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCERMSNOW, 5:49 PM ET: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCERMSNOW, 5:50 PM ET: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCERMSNOW, 5:51 PM ET: VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCERCNN, 6:00 PM ET: VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERY📻 radioABC News Update, Oct 13, 5:32 PM ET: the lead
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

💬 quoted: “successful”

✏️ 7 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • CNN (2 wordings): “Breaking News Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, has part of lung removed, Vatican says” → “Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer, has part of lung removed, Vatican says”
  • Fox News (2 wordings): “Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons remove part of right lung, Vatican says” → “Pope Leo has lung cancer, doctors confirm after major surgery in Rome”
  • Los Angeles Times (2 wordings): “Surgery confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer. He had the lower lobe of his right lung removed” → “Surgery confirms Pope Leo has lung cancer; doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung”
  • News Nation (2 wordings): “Pope Leo's surgery successful, cancer removed from lung” → “Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer, part of lung removed during surgery”
  • Newsmax (2 wordings): “Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer; Right Lower Lobe Removed” → “Vatican: Pope Has Lung Cancer; Right Lower Lobe Removed”
  • Newsweek (2 wordings): “Latest Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: What We Know” → “Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Lung Cancer: What We Know”
  • USA Today (2 wordings): “Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after 'successful' surgery, Vatican says” → “Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after 'successful' surgery”
Every outlet's first headline (34), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN4 min
MSNOW50 s
BBC News34 s
  • VATICAN: CANCEROUS GROWTH REMOVED DURING POPE'S SURGERY CNN, 4 min
  • VATICAN ANNOUNCES POPE LEO XIV HAS LUNG CANCER MSNOW, 50 s
  • Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer BBC News, 34 s

📻 On the radio

  • ABC News Update, Oct 13, 5:32 PM ET: the lead

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

🎙️ 🎙️ Bloomberg News Now

🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ names in it: Vatican Pope Leo

🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Pope Leo lung cancer surgery

  1. Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful lung nodule surgery

    Oct 11, 7 AM ET

  2. Vatican confirms Pope has lung cancer, part of right lung removed (this story)

    Oct 13, 5 PM ET

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