Frozen corpus · 16 sources

Evidence snapshot

The source bodies captured at publish time for 2,318 Cases. Fifteen Outlets. One Number. The Verbs Do Not Reconcile. — each with the quoted spans highlighted at their character offsets. This is the frozen record the audit was checked against.

Source 1 — ReutersUS measles cases outpace 2025 record seven months into this year
Source 2 — NBC NewsU.S. measles cases reach 35-year high in 2026, surpassing last year's total
Source 3 — Associated PressThere are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025
Source 4 — Agence France-Presse (AFP)US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years - official data
Source 5 — CNNUS measles cases reach 35-year high, for second record-breaking year in a row
Source 6 — ABC NewsUS measles cases hit 2,318 in 2026, surpassing last year's total: CDC
Source 7 — USA TodayMeasles cases surpass last year's total with 5 months left in 2026
Source 8 — BBCUS sees highest number of measles cases in 35 years
Source 9 — Al JazeeraUS records 2,318 measles cases, already surpassing 2025 total
Source 10 — Washington ExaminerCDC reveals measles rates hit 35-year high after recent outbreaks
Source 11 — Fox NewsMeasles surge hits new milestone as US cases surpass last year's total
Source 12 — The Washington TimesU.S. measles cases surpass 2025's total, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker
Source 13 — The HillMAP: States report new measles cases as virus surpasses alarming benchmark
Source 14 — The Daily BeastMeasles Cases Hit Ominous New High
Source 15 — BloombergUS Measles Infections Surpass 2025 Total to Reach 35-Year High
Source 16 — The HillUS exceeds measles cases in all of 2025 by July 2026