fentanyl
Arcs in the news about fentanyl from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 59 stories · 164 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
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All arcs0 named arcs in 2025
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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 39 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 54 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 146 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| May 4, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| May 18, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 71 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 59 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 135 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else6 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about fentanyl that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 15– 17Trump designates fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in new executive order35 articles · 30 independent sources5 left, 6 center, 9 right
- Mar 21Child tests positive for fentanyl after ingesting pills at childcare facility in Victorville5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Jan 31– Feb 2Trump tariffs latest: China to file lawsuit for 'wrongful practices of US'18 articles · 7 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Jan 17Trump holds phone talks with China’s President Xi17 articles · 17 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 6 right
- Jan 17Trump and China's Xi discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl, president-elect says5 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Stories that name fentanyl
- Aug 8– 9Trump may use military against drug cartels: reports18 articles · 16 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 8 right