US consumer sentiment falls to a record low in April 2025
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index fell to a record low in April 2025. The decline reflects growing pessimism among American consumers. Both outlets reported on the same data release.
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Divergence score
4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
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The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Wall Street Journal
Reuters
Breitbart
CNN
Supportive of action
Neutral
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Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Consumer Sentiment Remains At Record Low Despite Small Gain
Iran war / gas prices as cause
CNN
Consumer sentiment rebounds slightly after hitting lowest level on record - CNN
neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reuters+1.0 h
- Wall Street Journal+1.1 h
- Breitbart+1.2 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
WSJ, Reuters, and Breitbart all cite the same record-low figure, but Breitbart uniquely anchors blame on the Iran war and gas prices while the others focus on tariff-driven uncertainty, revealing a sharp political-framing divide.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“US consumer sentiment drops to record low in April”
“April's Consumer Sentiment Is the Lowest on Record”
“Consumer Sentiment Remains At Record Low Despite Small Gain”
7 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The final April sentiment index was 49.8, down from 53.3 in March
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