A suspected plague death in Russia, on Trump and Putin's call list, for FOX 29
A short clip about a story far from Philadelphia drew more comments in under a day than the station's Shorts usually see in weeks of first days.
FOX 29 Philadelphia
Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 73,079 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (1,914).
Trump, Putin to speak about Russian 'plague' death
A Short from FOX 29 Philadelphia usually ends its first day with a couple of thousand views. "Trump, Putin to speak about Russian 'plague' death" passed 60,000 within 17 hours of going up.
The subject is stated plainly in the description: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are to discuss a suspected fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia, the form of the disease that affects the lungs. The clip is brief and sticks to that one piece of news.
The comments grew even faster than the views. A Short from the station typically collects a handful of comments on its first day. This one drew well over two hundred before a full day had passed. Much of the conversation returns to one question: whom to believe when news of a possible outbreak comes from governments and health agencies. Several viewers bring up the World Health Organization, and others point back to the pandemic years.
The story stands apart from the rest of the station's output, which stayed close to home. There was a live stream built around Pennsylvania's governor debate and the Eagles, a report on a deadly multi-car crash in West Philadelphia, and a Delaware muralist talking about her work in the studio. The channel as a whole drew fewer views than it normally does, and this short report from Russia drew the largest audience of the day.
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- Channel
- FOX 29 Philadelphia
- Subscribers
- 428,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,307,594
- Channel views, pace per day
- 90,233 (on a normal day: 366,946)
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 61,797 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 73,079
The numbers
The figures below show a single Short drawing far more views and comments than the station's Shorts normally do, on a day that was otherwise quiet for the channel.
