Large '8647' markings appeared on the National Mall grass near the World War II Memorial.
U.S. Park Police are investigating large markings of the numbers '8647' etched into the grass on the National Mall, visible from the Washington Monument. The Department of the Interior condemned the incident as vandalism. The markings appeared days before President Trump's birthday and a scheduled UFC event at the White House.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 13 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 13 outlets placed this story
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Right-leaning outlets label the markings an anti-Trump threat and cite the Comey indictment; mainstream outlets describe them as signaling opposition while reporting the administration's interpretation.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“'86 47' Message Carved Into National Mall Grass Days Before Trump Birthday Event”B Breitbart RIGHT
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“US authorities investigate huge '8647' marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington” · South China Morning Post, The Hill, Reuters
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CNNCNN Huge '8647' etched into grass on the National Mall, aerial images show 45d ago WPWashington Post Large etchings of numbers signaling opposition to Trump appear on National Mall 44d ago LEFT-CENTER3
CBSCBS News Markings that appear to show '86 47' seen on National Mall 45d ago ABCABC News Giant '86 47' found marked in the grass on the National Mall 45d ago NBCNBC News Federal authorities investigate giant '8647' markings on National Mall 44d ago CENTER2
HThe Hill Massive '86 47' appears on National Mall days before Trump's birthday UFC match 45d ago RReuters US authorities investigate huge '8647' marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington 45d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner A carving of the numbers '8647' has appeared on the National Mall 45d ago WTWashington Times Feds investigating '8647' markings on the grass of the National Mall 44d ago BBreitbart '86 47' Message Carved Into National Mall Grass Days Before Trump Birthday Event 45d ago NMNewsmax US Park Police Investigate '8647' Marking at National Mall in Washington 45d ago NYPNY Post ‘Deranged’ vandal marked National Mall with giant menacing anti-Trump ‘8647’ message 45d ago 9 tracked claims across 13 outlets
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A federal judge ruled that a protest group is allowed to fly an '8647' flag, stating the term more often means 'throw out' than 'kill.'
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