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🗞️ Story file #504

Houthi attacks continue despite Saudi military efforts

Oct 15, 6 AM ET to Oct 16, 9 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 15, 6 AM ETfirst on a front page: New York Times
  2. Oct 15, 6 AM ETpeak: on 7 front pages

📰 Spread

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Oct 15, 12 PM6 PMOct 166 AM47leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 15, 6 AM to Oct 16, 9 AM ET (peak 7), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 14, 12 PMOct 1512 PMOct 16NBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 13, 2:02 PM ET: Why advanced U.S. weapons aren’t stopping Houthi attacks in Saudi ArabiaCS MonitorThe Christian Science MonitorThe Christian Science Monitor, Oct 13, 7:02 PM ET: As Houthi attacks undermine Saudi security, a cautious kingdom recalibrates By Taylor Luck / 5 minPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour, Oct 13, 8:02 PM ET: Former U.S. ambassador on Saudi Arabia's struggle to defend against Houthi attacksScripps NewsScripps NewsScripps News, Oct 13, 9:02 PM ET: Middle East Why Saudi Arabia has struggled to defend itself against recent Houthi attacks AP via Scripps News GroupFinancial TimesFinancial TimesFinancial Times, Oct 14, 1:02 AM ET: Military briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenalBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 15, 6:02 AM ET: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Defy Difference in Military PowerNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 15, 6:02 AM ET: Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?ZeteoZeteoZeteo, Oct 15, 5:00 PM ET: The Truth About the Houthis – and Why Saudi Arabia Is Struggling to Defend Itself Against ThemNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 15, 6:00 PM ET: High-Priced Saudi Military Struggles Against Houthi GuerrillasSemaforSemaforSemafor, Oct 16, 9:00 AM ET: Houthi strikes expose Saudi Arabia's vulnerabilities
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Every outlet's first headline (10), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

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🧶 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: Saudi Arabia Houthi

🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

  1. Yemeni forces retake Bab el-Mandeb Strait

    Oct 5, 3 PM ET

  2. Houthis attack Saudi oil facility near Riyadh

    Oct 4, 2 PM ET

  3. Houthi rebels strike Saudi airport; Trump considers U.S. involvement

    Oct 10, 6 PM ET

  4. Delta delays Saudi flights after Riyadh airport attacks

    Oct 13, 4 PM ET

  5. Trump warns Houthis over saudi attacks

    Oct 14, 12 AM ET

  6. Saudi airport closure extended after Houthi strikes

    Oct 14, 7 AM ET

  7. Houthis attack Saudi airports and oil facilities

    Oct 15, 9 AM ET

  8. Saudi Arabia launches new strikes against Houthi targets

    Oct 15, 8 PM ET

  9. Houthi attacks continue despite Saudi military efforts (this story)

    Oct 15, 6 AM ET

  10. Houthi missiles strike Yemeni presidential palace, killing two

    Oct 4, 11 AM ET