Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation?

Of the 59 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 7% are rated left, 78% are rated centre, 15% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 68. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 78% of the 59 rated outlets on it are rated centre — so far this is a story carried mostly by the centre. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation biased?

Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation is one event reported by 68 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Two Ole Miss students die; kratom found in investigation?

68 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who were the students who died at Ole Miss?

The students who died were identified as 18-year-old freshman Aidan Hamilton and 20-year-old Robert Strang. Both were students at the University of Mississippi.

What was found during the investigation into their deaths?

Kratom was found in a package during the investigation into the students' deaths. However, the connection between the drug and the deaths remains unclear.

Have the causes of death been confirmed?

No, the causes of death have not been confirmed by the Lafayette County Coroner's Office. Toxicology reports are pending.