The Onion strikes a new deal to acquire Infowars
The Onion has announced a new plan to take over Infowars, the conspiracy theory media outlet associated with Alex Jones. This follows a previous attempt by The Onion to acquire Infowars that apparently fell through. Both outlets are reporting on the same announced deal.
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Divergence score
11 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 11 outlets placed this story
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New York Times
Mother Jones
CNN
Washington Examiner
NPR
Politico
HuffPost
BBC
The Hill
PBS NewsHour
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- New York Timesfirst
- Mother Jones+18 min
- CNN+2.1 h
- Politico+2.3 h
- Washington Examiner+3.5 h
- HuffPost+4.7 h
- NPR+4.8 h
- BBC+16.3 h
- The Hill+23.1 h
- PBS NewsHour+24.7 h
- NY Post+26.0 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
Coverage aligns on facts, but splits on framing: NYT calls it a new plan, Mother Jones highlights a repeated attempt, while CNN and Washington Examiner treat it as straightforward news with little skepticism toward the deal's novelty.
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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TNew York Times The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars 144d ago MJMother Jones The Onion Says It Has Again Struck a Deal to Take Over Infowars 144d ago CNNCNN The Onion reaches new deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars - CNN 144d ago NPRNPR The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars 144d ago HPHuffPost The Onion Says It’s Reached A Deal To Take Over Infowars, Again 144d ago CENTER3
PPolitico Satire website The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars - Politico 144d ago HThe Hill The Onion says it's reached a deal to take over Alex Jones' Infowars 143d ago PBSPBS NewsHour The Onion launches new bid to take control of Alex Jones' Infowars 143d ago 8 tracked claims across 11 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Alex Jones has vowed to fight the new takeover effort and urged his audience to buy merchandise to fund the battle.
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