Head to head
20%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
29
Avg divergence, shared stories
Framing and tone
How each outlet's coverage is framed across all of its scored events, and how its sentiment toward the subject breaks down.
ABC News
neutral 85%critical 9%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 8%Neutral 70%Negative 22%
NPR
neutral 79%critical 16%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 9%Neutral 62%Negative 29%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.4%
of 519 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
ABC News
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 12.4%
Matched consensus 76.6%
NPR
Contradicts others 1.1%
Ran contested claims 8.0%
Matched consensus 82.2%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
ABC News
2 officers who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to stop Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund
brazen corruption · negative
NPR
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
officers suing to block · negative
ABC News
Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender to authorities today
procedural update with background
NPR
'8647' got James Comey indicted. What exactly does it mean?
explainer on slang meaning and implications
ABC News
White House correspondents' dinner shooting: Timeline of chaos
chronological incident reconstruction
NPR
Here's a look inside security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
security protocol examination
ABC News
Trump says 'we're blowing up the whole country' if no Iran deal in 48 hours
Extreme escalation threats
NPR
Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel
Presidential volatility emphasis
ABC News
Iran live updates: Iran fully opens the Strait of Hormuz, Trump says
fait accompli reporting
NPR
Trump warns strikes will resume if Iran doesn't agree to his peace terms
conditional threat emphasis
ABC News
Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion drug mifepristone
Broad access preserved · positive
NPR
SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit
Access upheld, case ongoing · positive
ABC News
Supreme Court US Supreme Court denies Va. Dems' request on redistricting plan
straightforward legal outcome · neutral
NPR
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps
blow to Democratic counter-efforts · negative
ABC News
Key takeaways from Trump's elections speech
Claims lack specific evidence · negative
NPR
Takeaways from Trump's primetime speech. And, at least 2 dead in major Texas flooding
No new fraud evidence found in documents · negative
ABC News
Documents touted by Trump say election systems 'would be difficult to manipulate'
documents undercut claims · negative
NPR
Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
revisiting debunked conspiracy theories · negative
ABC News
Sen. Ruben Gallego under investigation for suspected campaign finance violations
Federal investigation details with FEC context · neutral
NPR
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego
straight news on dismissal · neutral
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