The New York TimesUnited States· English
An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland
Reported by 3 outlets from 1 country, in 1 language, between 12 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026.
Settled · latest source on
Key points
Key facts
Ads supporting Susan Collins appeared to target the wrong city during a Republican super PAC mix-up. The advertisements, which were intended for Portland, Maine, mistakenly ran in Portland, Oregon. The group backing Collins confirmed the error, and an executive blamed the vendor for the mistake.
Summary written automatically by an artificial intelligence model installed on our servers, from the outlets' headlines, then checked by automatic rules. It may contain errors: the sources' headlines prevail.
- An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland Headline of the event's most representative article · The New York Times, 12 Oct 2026
- Where it happened: Portland, United States. Other places involved: Maine, Oregon. See on the map
- Reported by 3 outlets from 1 country, in 1 language, between 12 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026.3 articles · See all headlines
Key points built automatically from headlines and coverage data, without generative artificial intelligence. echoblic copies no article text.
Go to the sources
The New York Times
The Boston GlobeUnited States· English
Group backing Susan Collins in Maine mistakenly runs ads in Portland, Oregon, instead of Portland, Maine
The HillUnited States· English
Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up
Original headlines, attributed to their outlets and reproduced as published.
Locate · connect · understand
Places and sources on the map
Where it happenedOther place involvedLink between placesOutlets by countryTap a circle to see nearby countries and their outlets
Where the event took place
Portland, United States
Where it happened
Maine, United States
Other place involved
Oregon, United States
Other place involved
Where it happened and where the outlets are based are two different pieces of information.
Where do the outlets publish?
United States3
Diamond: where the event took place; light square: another place involved, joined by a line. Grey circles: number of outlets published in each country that cover the event; they do not show that country's opinion. No borders are drawn. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
Follow the story
Coverage timeline
- First article seen: “Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up”
- 1 new outlet, including “Group backing Susan Collins in Maine mistakenly runs ads in Portland, Oregon, instead of Portland, Maine”
Check · compare · dig deeper
Every source, clearly
The original headlines, their outlet, its country and language. Direct access to what was published.
3 outlets · 3 articles
The Boston GlobeUnited States· English
Group backing Susan Collins in Maine mistakenly runs ads in Portland, Oregon, instead of Portland, Maine
The HillUnited States· English
Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up
The New York TimesUnited States· English
An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland
Method
Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.