Ariana Grande objected to the White House using her song in an ICE arrest video.
The White House posted a TikTok video showing ICE arrests with Ariana Grande's song "Bye" as the soundtrack. Grande commented that the administration should not use her music for "barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense." White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded that what is truly barbaric are criminal illegal aliens who have harmed American citizens.
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Divergence score
7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 7 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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Daily Wire
White House Owns Ariana Grande Over Absurd ICE Video Criticism
White House claps back · negative
CNN
Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music - CNN
Artist objects to music use · neutral
First to report
- Newsmaxfirst
- BBC+3.8 h
- Breitbart+12.0 h
- Daily Wire+13.4 h
- CNN+14.2 h
- Washington Times+18.0 h
- HuffPost+21.2 h
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The split, in one line
Right-leaning outlets frame Grande's objection as highlighting immigration enforcement, while left-leaning and mainstream outlets emphasize her moral condemnation of ICE and the growing artist revolt against Trump's music use.
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.
THE LEFT
“'F**k ICE': Ariana Grande Goes Off On White House After They Pull Annoyingly Familiar Move”HP HuffPost LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music to promote ICE”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“Do not use my music, Ariana Grande tells White House” · BBC
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CNNCNN Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music - CNN 91d ago HPHuffPost 'F**k ICE': Ariana Grande Goes Off On White House After They Pull Annoyingly Familiar Move 91d ago RIGHT4
DWDaily Wire White House Owns Ariana Grande Over Absurd ICE Video Criticism 91d ago BBreitbart Ariana Grande Slams Trump White House Use of Her Music to Promote ICE Deportations: 'Barbaric, Inhumane, Heinous Nonsense' 91d ago WTWashington Times Ariana Grande tells White House to stop using her music to promote ICE 91d ago NMNewsmax Ariana Grande to WH: Don't Use My Music to Promote Policies - Newsmax 92d ago 7 tracked claims across 7 outlets
Fact ledger
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The White House posted a TikTok video showing ICE agents arresting people with Ariana Grande's song "Bye" as the soundtrack.
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