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FiveThirtyEight Archive Redirects to ABC, 700 Articles Vanish

5/17/2026

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FiveThirtyEight’s archived website now redirects to ABC News, cutting off access to thousands of articles since its 2008 launch.
Only data.fivethirtyeight.com remains reachable, hosting the original data and code.
Former senior editor Nathaniel Rakich says about 700 of his articles vanished.
Founder Nate Silver reported that ABC rebuffed his attempt to purchase FiveThirtyEight’s intellectual-property rights.
ABC News declined comment after the redirects began on May 15.

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FiveThirtyEight’s archived website now redirects to ABC News, cutting off access to thousands of articles since its 2008 launch.
Only data.fivethirtyeight.com remains reachable, hosting the original data and code.
Former senior editor Nathaniel Rakich says about 700 of his articles vanished.
Founder Nate Silver reported that ABC rebuffed his attempt to purchase FiveThirtyEight’s intellectual-property rights.
ABC News declined comment after the redirects began on May 15.