Trump attacks Fox News on social media during midterm election night
On election night, President Trump posted multiple criticisms of Fox News on Truth Social, targeting host Jessica Tarlov, the network's polling, and its ratings. He later blamed the network for Republican midterm losses and called into the network for an interview. Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch attributed ratings declines to viewer fatigue.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 25% of divergence this week. 7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
7 camps
4 bias groups
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The spectrum · how 7 outlets placed this story
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New York Times
Axios
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Al Jazeera
The Hill
Supportive of action
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Times
'It's them, not me': Trump lashes out at Fox after channel flashes grim poll numbers
quotes Trump's posts on polling · neutral
CNN
Trump blames Fox News for GOP losses in midterms
skeptical of Trump's blame · negative
First to report
- Washington Timesfirst
- Axios+24 min
- New York Times+36 min
- CNN+1.6 h
- Washington Post+11.0 h
- Al Jazeera+11.4 h
- The Hill+13.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Most outlets chronicle Trump's running war with his favorite network; CNN frames it as implausibly blaming Fox for a rout, while Al Jazeera pivots to the Iran war as the real culprit.
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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THE RIGHT
“'It's them, not me': Trump lashes out at Fox after channel flashes grim poll numbers”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“Trump turns his ire toward Fox News on election night” · Axios, Al Jazeera, The Hill
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WPWashington Post Trump blames Fox News for election losses as Democrats win big - The Washington Post 17h ago TNew York Times Trump Is Watching Fox News, and He Is Not Thrilled 1d ago CNNCNN Trump blames Fox News for GOP losses in midterms 1d ago 6 tracked claims across 7 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Trump admitted the war on Iran contributed to Republican midterm losses
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