Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, killed by US forces in Pakistan in 2011.
25 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (Osama bin Laden portrait)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 6, 2021.
Stories involving Osama bin Laden0 named stories in 2026
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
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Aug 17, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026
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Week of Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026: 1 left, 1 center, 1 right, under 1% of the sources that published that week · 4 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
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| Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2% |
| Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 213 | 17% |
| Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 5% |
| Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | under 1% |
| Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | under 1% |
| Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | under 1% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
49 left · 74 center · 47 right: 170 sources on the spectrum, across 25 linked stories.
Everything else8 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Osama bin Laden that are not part of any story yet
- Sep 29– 30Sen Kirsten Gillibrand dons a hijab at Bronx mosque alongside cleric who praises Hamas and Osama Bin Laden’s mentor…3 articles · 3 sources0 left, 0 center, 3 right
- Sep 17– 19Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award from Muslim cleric who praised Osama bin Laden8 articles · 8 sources0 left, 0 center, 6 right
- Sep 17– 18Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed8 articles · 8 sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Sep 11– 13CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 1165 articles · 45 sources8 left, 23 center, 11 right
- Aug 18– 19Abdul El-Sayed’s mom worked for ‘global terrorist’ group accused of funding bin Laden, Hamas and Taliban: report7 articles · 7 sources0 left, 0 center, 7 right
Stories that name Osama bin Laden
- Sep 17– 21What Is Terrorism? Hasan Piker's Controversial Al-Qaeda Remarks Dissected21 articles · 16 sources1 left, 2 center, 13 right
- Sep 8– 13In Photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 Attacks, 25 Years Later162 articles · 70 sources16 left, 36 center, 12 right
Local coverage
- Oct 8Taliban firmly in control in Afghanistan 25 years after U.S.-led invasion to oust them4 articles · 3 sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right