Iranian state media broadcasts video threatening Barron Trump's life with $10 million bounty.
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Iranian state media broadcasts video threatening Barron Trump's life with $10 million bounty.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB aired a video titled "Where to kill Barron Trump?" that depicted locations associated with the president's son and offered a $10 million reward for his assassination. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and is investigating. The video follows a similar threat against Melania Trump in July 2025 and broader Iranian threats against the Trump family since the killing of Qasem Soleimani in 2020 and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February 2025.

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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 17 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 17 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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CNN
Secret Service aware of Iranian state media video threatening life of Barron Trump
detailed threat assessment with security context · neutral
Washington Examiner
Iran puts out propaganda video tracking Barron Trump's location, offering $10 million for his assassination
IRGC hit on president's son with propaganda history · negative
How CNN and Washington Examiner compare across every story →
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  1. CNNfirst
  2. Newsmax+5.8 h
  3. Jerusalem Post+16.3 h
  4. Daily Wire+18.4 h
  5. NY Post+19.6 h
  6. Breitbart+23.2 h
  7. Washington Examiner+23.5 h
  8. Washington Times+24.1 h
  9. NBC News+29.6 h
  10. Reuters+43.8 h
  11. ABC News+44.2 h
  12. PBS NewsHour+45.2 h
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The split, in one line
Right-leaning outlets frame Iran as bloodthirsty and highlight Trump's apocalyptic retaliation orders; left-leaning outlets note the unpopular war context; wires keep to Secret Service confirms awareness.
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 LEFT4 outlets · mostly critical
“US Secret Service 'aware' of video threat against Barron Trump, spokesperson says”
ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT6 outlets · mostly critical
“Report: Iran Puts $10 Million Bounty on the Head of Barron Trump”
B Breitbart RIGHT
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“Secret Service says it's 'aware' of Iranian state media threat against Barron Trump - Politico” · Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, AP News, PBS NewsHour, Politico, The Hill, Reuters

+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 17 outlets put it
LEFT2
CNNCNN Secret Service aware of Iranian state media video threatening life of Barron Trump 19d ago HPHuffPost Secret Service Aware Of Iranian Video Appearing To Threaten Barron Trump 17d ago
LEFT-CENTER2
ABCABC News US Secret Service 'aware' of video threat against Barron Trump, spokesperson says 17d ago NBCNBC News Secret Service responds to reports of Iranian threat against Trump's son Barron 18d ago
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APAP News Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life PBSPBS NewsHour Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life - PBS 17d ago PPolitico Secret Service says it's 'aware' of Iranian state media threat against Barron Trump - Politico 17d ago HThe Hill Secret Service says it's aware of Iranian video threatening Barron Trump 17d ago RReuters U.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump 17d ago
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WEWashington Examiner Iran puts out propaganda video tracking Barron Trump's location, offering $10 million for his assassination 18d ago BBreitbart Report: Iran Puts $10 Million Bounty on the Head of Barron Trump 18d ago DWDaily Wire Iran Airs Sick AI Video Threatening Barron Trump With $10M Bounty To Killer 18d ago WTWashington Times Iranian media shows video targeting Barron Trump with $10 million bounty 18d ago NMNewsmax Iran TV Says 'Kill' Barron Trump, Claims $10 Million Bounty - Newsmax 19d ago NYPNY Post Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is 'fully monitored,' places $10M bounty on his head 18d ago
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JPJerusalem Post 'Where to kill Barron?' Iran airs video offering $10m. reward to kill US president's son - report 18d ago SCSouth China Morning Post US Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat to assassinate Barron Trump 17d ago
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The video claimed to have identified Barron Trump's Xbox, Discord, and FIFA gaming accounts and named classmates Liam Carter and Bo Louden.
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Event #15053 · analyzed at 2026-08-28T15:03 UTC · last updated 15d ago