Case 01Shipping and energy
A tanker struck at Hormuz.
One advisory, one decision. Ten outlets in eight languages repeated it; one warning went out, ten repeats held.
Strait of Hormuz26.6°N 56.3°EFirst report · 01 Oct 2026 20:09 UTC
Behind this panel, a replay of the record plays on the map. The first report, in English from an independent account on social media, was collected 01 Oct 2026 20:09 UTC; our first warning went out 34 seconds later. 11 reports in 8 languages over 11.8 hours: 1 warning sent, 10 held as repeats. The full record is listed below.
What we sent
One warning, in seconds.
The first report became the warning 34 s after we collected it, rated HIGH and marked single-source. The 10 repeats that followed were held.
- First report collected
- 01 OCT 2026 · 20:09:32Z
- Warning sent
- 01 OCT 2026 · 20:10:06Z
- Collection to first warning
- 34 s
- Source note
- Single-source at time of publication, based on one official advisory
IranHIGHTanker Catches Fire After Projectile Strike in Strait of Hormuz
A commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after being struck by an unknown projectile, according to a maritime security advisory.
APC's reader, rebuilt with the warnings as sent. Headline, rating, time, summary and tags from the production record; source names withheld.
The case
A government maritime-security agency reported a tanker struck by a projectile. Ten outlets in eight languages carried it over the next twelve hours. All of them repeat that one advisory.
What we found
- All eleven reports trace back to one advisory.
- No report adds a second source.
- The only new fact came from the advisory itself: the crew is safe.
What we did
- Sent one warning, marked single-source.
- Held the other ten reports as repeats.
- Filed it to the Hormuz story thread.
The record
Report by report.
- Reports
- 11
- Languages
- 8
- Warning sent
- 1
- Held as repeats
- 10
01 Oct 20264 reports
- T+0:00Relays a government maritime-security advisory: tanker hit by an unknown projectile, fire on boardIndependent account · Social media · English · InternationalFirst reportHIGHWarning sent · 34 s after collectionTanker Catches Fire After Projectile Strike in Strait of HormuzFirst warning
- T+0:26Same advisory, adds the time the advisory was receivedIndependent account · Social media · English · InternationalHeld as repeat
- T+1:56Same advisory, attributed to the agency by nameNews agency · Web · Turkish · Middle EastHeld as repeat
- T+3:45Same advisory plus its update: crew safeNews agency · Web · Korean · East AsiaHeld as repeat
02 Oct 20267 reports
- T+5:10Headline and link onlyRegional media · Social media · Romanian · Central & Eastern EuropeHeld as repeat
- T+8:24Same advisory, crew safe, background on earlier incidentsRegional media · Web · Spanish · Latin AmericaHeld as repeat
- T+8:25Overnight digest; one line citing the same foreign maritime agencyNews agency · Social media · Persian · Middle EastHeld as repeat
- T+8:47Same advisory, adds unrelated naval-deployment contextRegional media · Web · German · Western EuropeHeld as repeat
- T+8:54Same advisory, attributed by nameRegional media · Web · Malay · Southeast AsiaHeld as repeat
- T+10:05Same agency's expanded version of its earlier storyNews agency · Web · Korean · East AsiaSame outlet againHeld as repeat
- T+11:49Same advisory, 'according to an authority report'Regional media · Web · German · Western EuropeHeld as repeat
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Next · Case 04 · Washington, DCHackers claim FBI staff data.Each new fact came as its own warning: the claim as a claim, then three from other sources. Ten repeats held.Measured on production records, as of 5 Oct 2026. Times are when we collected each report; outlets are not named.
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