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FBI assesses authenticity of ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case.

Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Arizona home in early February 2026. Multiple ransom notes were sent to media outlets. The FBI has been assessing the notes' authenticity, with conflicting reports emerging about whether all or only some were deemed fake.

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8 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

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4 bias groups

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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first

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Jerusalem Post+3.2 h
NY Post+3.3 h
Washington Examiner+12.5 h
CNN+15.4 h
Daily Wire+39.6 h
Breitbart+57.0 h

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The split, in one line

Coverage now splits five ways: Reuters claims all notes are fake, CNN argues some may be legitimate, AP reports the FBI is still evaluating, Daily Wire highlights the FBI's public contradiction of Reuters, while Breitbart focuses on one confirmed conviction for fake notes, grounding debate in prosecuted evidence.

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