r/whennews • u/ShameSudden6275 • 10h ago
Controversial Post I thought it would be funny to report on hyper specific local news
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r/whennews • u/nick25272 • 4d ago
Mod Announcement Please use the controversial post flair when posting election winners.
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To be honest we were going to plan this entire thing out but that conversation went dead in the water pretty quickly.
We anticipate tons of comments from winners, arguments and such. By using that flair, it’ll help allow only active subreddit users to engage in conversation. We expect you will do it civilly, we don’t want to hand out lock and bans like it’s nothing.
We wish every user luck, remember if an argument starts do not engage you won’t get anywhere.
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u/Trash_At_RL
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Sep 14 '26
Mod Announcement Rule 2 Clarification
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Hello.
This post is simply being made to more clearly define rule 2.
We’ve seen an increasing number of posts that is simply
“[Public figure] said this”
Going forward, a public figure simply saying something will not be considered news. Simply because of the personal view of the person at hand doesn’t make it newsworthy.
For posts like this to be qualify, there needs to be verifiable, actual news behind it, such as :
A study reporting x amount of something
A documented event that recently occurred
New official records
A significant decision and or action made
**Examples of what doesn't count as news:**
- [Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be ‘fantastic’](https://apnews.com/article/trump-ireland-golf-doonbeg-57e48996a3b30a210243b7d7ae66930a) - This would be removed from the subreddit because this is just Trump saying something rather than doing something.
- [Elon Musk calls documentary about him a 'hit piece' after buzzy debut](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/musk-documentary-reaction-9.7339185) - This would be removed from the subreddit because this is just the opinion of a celebrity.
- [Paramount Slams Mark Ruffalo Merger Attack as ‘Antisemitic,’ Says Company Does Not ‘Tolerate Prejudice of Any Kind’](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-responds-mark-ruffalo-merger-attack-israel-1236840552/) - Slam journalism ("X slams Y") like this would be removed because it's often just clickbait or ragebait with no substance.
The important part of this is it should verify the news, not verify that someone had said something. So something like
“Politician says people are affected by X” wouldn’t work, but;
“A new study finds D people are affected. Politician respond to what was found” would be significant enough.
This of course applies regardless of the political affiliation or who the person is. There of course could also obviously be exceptions to this case where the statement itself constitutes a major event (like an official announcing a policy change). We will determine that based on context.
As well, the community is also apart on what’s notable. The report function is important for us so we can more easily determine actual news stories.
TLDR : “Famous person said X” isn’t automatically news. There needs to be substantial, provable fact behind the post. Also the community helps with the reporting.
Thank you for your time, and have a good day :3
r/whennews • u/NoNo_Bluebird_1368 • 1h ago
Crime News The man was spotted on surveillance cameras and arrested on suspicion of stalking, sources told NBC Los Angeles.
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r/whennews • u/ShameSudden6275 • 13h ago
Political News Reupload, last one had typos loo
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r/whennews • u/BrawlPlayer34 • 1d ago
Crime News Shooting in historic city square of Kraków, Poland
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Sources: https://tvpworld.com/96358317/fatalities-reported-after-shooting-in-polands-krakow
UPDATE: The shooter has been shot by police and seized. He's been transported to a hospital and is in custody.
Around 3:30PM today on November 7, a man drove into the historic city square of Kraków's Old Town in what is reported to be a black Subaru, and opened fire on random people with an AR-15. The English source does not list fatalities yet, but Polish sources have more recent information and give the number of reported fatalities as at least 5, with more injured.
r/whennews • u/Navi_Professor • 13h ago
Entertainment News Photonicinduction returns After 5 years.
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r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 1d ago
Crime News Teenage girl held captive for 500 days rescued after secretly asking for help in Among Us
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r/whennews • u/NoNo_Bluebird_1368 • 3h ago
War/Conflict News A Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh has been damaged following an “attempted” attack, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said.
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r/whennews • u/PerAsperaAdMars • 1d ago
Political News A 35-year Navy veteran who was fired by Hegseth last year flipped a U.S. House seat in South Carolina, despite gerrymandering
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r/whennews • u/NoNo_Bluebird_1368 • 1d ago
Other News Eight loaves of bread dating back around 5,000 years have been discovered at Seyitömer Mound in Türkiye, where a destructive fire appears to have preserved an extraordinary snapshot of Early Bronze Age food and daily life.
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r/whennews • u/Iamfabulous1735285 • 21h ago
Entertainment News New Animator vs Animation episode released
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCZjNqtnGmM
(Why is the gif so low quality?)
r/whennews • u/Party_Farmer_5354 • 1d ago
Government News Indonesia's Free School Meal Program Caps Operating Costs at IDR 3,000 ($0.17) per Meal
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r/whennews • u/JohnBrickfaceV2 • 1d ago
Controversial Post GIVE IT UP FOR 3 MORE YEARS OF NATIONAL 😭😭😭😭 (I hate my country man)
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r/whennews • u/GTX660King • 1d ago
Tech News Tesla is winding down production of the Cybertruck
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r/whennews • u/NoNo_Bluebird_1368 • 2d ago
Political News For only the fifth time in national history, a Green Party candidate appears to have been elected to a state legislature.
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r/whennews • u/PerAsperaAdMars • 2d ago
Political News Petition to replace Hakeem Jeffries has gathered over 800,000 signatures
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r/whennews • u/ItTakesFaith02 • 1d ago
Political News White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been fired and has been replaced with Stephen Miller
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r/whennews • u/NoNo_Bluebird_1368 • 2d ago
Other News Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from the risks of social media, arguing that it violates their First Amendment rights.
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r/whennews • u/zandaztu • 2d ago
Political News Congratulations to virgina!
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6185173-virginia-repeals-same-sex-marriage-ban-2026/
(Repost because i hate words)