Head to head
ABC News
Left · 1,294 events
vs
The Federalist
Right · 169 events
74
Stories both covered
10%
Framing agreement
90%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
37
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 84%critical 9%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 8%Neutral 70%Negative 22%

The Federalist

critical 42%pro-action 40%alarmist 8%dismissive 6%
Positive 39%Neutral 9%Negative 52%

Facts

From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.

Between these two

Too few shared fact checks to compare yet, or no direct contradictions on record.

Each outlet's record

ABC News
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 10.7%
Matched consensus 78.9%
The Federalist
Contradicts others 2.0%
Ran contested claims 6.6%
Matched consensus 76.8%
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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
Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender to authorities today
procedural update with background
The Federalist
James Comey Indicted For '86 47' 'Threat' Against Trump
post as part of left-wing assassination culture
ABC News
White House correspondents' dinner shooting: Timeline of chaos
chronological incident reconstruction
The Federalist
After Yet Another Terrorist Attack, CBS's Norah O'Donnell Immediately Uses Assassin's Rhetoric To Target Trump
media criticism and anti-Trump media narrative
ABC News
Supreme Court preserves broad access to abortion drug mifepristone
Broad access preserved · positive
The Federalist
Women, Babies At Risk After SCOTUS Authorizes Mail-Order Abortion For Now
Safety risk framing · negative
ABC News
Supreme Court US Supreme Court denies Va. Dems' request on redistricting plan
straightforward legal outcome · neutral
The Federalist
SCOTUS Could Do The Funniest Thing And Mandate A Single Election Day At Jay Jones’ Request
mocking Democratic procedural error · positive
ABC News
Chief Justice: 'Personally directed hostility is dangerous, and it's got to stop'
contextualizes threats against judges
The Federalist
Roberts Is More Bothered By Trump's Attacks On Judges Than Judges' Attacks On The Constitution
criticism of Roberts defending activist judges
ABC News
Virginia state lawmaker indicted by DOJ in marijuana trafficking conspiracy
Sweeping indictment detail, redistricting context · neutral
The Federalist
Dem Leader Of Virginia Senate Arrested On Public Corruption Charges
Corruption exposé, quotes indictment details · negative
ABC News
DOJ charges 28 with unlawful voting, other election-related offenses in California
Straight report with official pushback · neutral
The Federalist
Lawsuit: L.A. Officials Accept Any Voter’s Citizenship Claims Despite Records Of Illegal Voting
SAVE Act urgency, sanctuary-state blame · negative
ABC News
France protests cool after overnight curfews in Paris, major cities, PM says
curfews restoring calm, arrest tally · neutral
The Federalist
Report: A Network Of Communists And Muslims Is Fueling France’s Riots
communist-Muslim network behind riots · negative
ABC News
Supreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the border
Human consequences of border ruling · negative
The Federalist
SCOTUS: No, Asylum Seekers Don't 'Arrive' In America When They're In Mexico
Legal vindication of common-sense border enforcement · positive
ABC News
Blanche to face grilling on DOJ controversies as he seeks confirmation as AG
confirmation path obstacles · neutral
The Federalist
Grassley: Democrats Who Weaponized DOJ Hate Blanche, Which Proves He’s A Good AG Pick
Democratic opposition validates pick · positive
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