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John Oliver
Arcs in the news about John Oliver from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Person · 34 stories · 150 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Feb 19, 2024 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 78 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| May 5, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| May 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 103 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else5 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about John Oliver that are not part of any arc yet
- Aug 6– 11Dean Cain hits back at John Oliver jab amid plans to join ICE24 articles · 20 independent sources7 left, 6 center, 3 right
- Jul 21– 22Colbert jokes about 'cancel culture' and has a very pointed message for President Donald Trump6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Apr 2John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit from US healthcare executive6 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Feb 11John Oliver Returns To ‘The Daily Show’ To Gloat About America Entering Its “Monarchy Era”7 articles · 7 independent sources3 left, 0 center, 0 right
Stories that name John Oliver
- Jul 18– 22Late-night hosts react to Stephen Colbert show cancellation24 articles · 16 independent sources5 left, 4 center, 3 right