Head to head
20%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
32
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%
Washington Post
neutral 64%critical 28%pro-action 4%alarmist 3%
Positive 4%Neutral 59%Negative 37%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.6%
of 320 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
ABC News
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 10.7%
Matched consensus 78.9%
Washington Post
Contradicts others 1.0%
Ran contested claims 6.0%
Matched consensus 85.1%
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
Shapiro, RFK Jr. spar over measles and vaccines
political sparring over death classification · neutral
Washington Post
Measles' role in child's death ignites fight between RFK Jr. and Pennsylvania governor
political fight over measles' role in death · neutral
ABC News
WATCH: President Trump speaks to reporters
press conference coverage
Washington Post
Trump post appearing to depict him as Jesus removed amid backlash - The Washington Post
factual backlash reporting
ABC News
Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district
GOP redistricting power grab eliminating Black district · negative
Washington Post
Tennessee lawmakers approve new House map to eliminate Democratic-held seat
Focus on elimination of Democratic seat · negative
ABC News
White House correspondents' dinner shooting: Timeline of chaos
chronological incident reconstruction
Washington Post
First came the shooting. Then, the conspiracy theories.
post-event conspiracy theory spread
ABC News
Trump says 'we're blowing up the whole country' if no Iran deal in 48 hours
Extreme escalation threats
Washington Post
U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down
Successful rescue operation focus
ABC News
What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda
neutral explainer, low expectations for breakthroughs · neutral
Washington Post
The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
summit overshadowed by war and domestic unpopularity · negative
ABC News
Alabama 2026 live primary election results
State race logistics and backgrounds · neutral
Washington Post
The Latest: When results are expected in Tuesday's primaries that will test Trump's sway over GOP
Test of Trump's grip · neutral
ABC News
Supreme Court US Supreme Court denies Va. Dems' request on redistricting plan
straightforward legal outcome · neutral
Washington Post
Virginia’s new House map is dead. Democrats think they can still flip these seats.
forward-looking Democratic optimism · positive
ABC News
Key takeaways from Trump's elections speech
Claims lack specific evidence · negative
Washington Post
Four takeaways from Trump's prime-time address
Familiar claims, little new evidence · negative
ABC News
Documents touted by Trump say election systems 'would be difficult to manipulate'
documents undercut claims · negative
Washington Post
Trump plans prime-time speech on 2020 election allegations
2020 election allegations · negative
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