Head to head
28%
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.
AP News
neutral 93%critical 5%pro-action 1%alarmist 1%
Positive 6%Neutral 78%Negative 16%
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 342 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
AP News
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 9.5%
Matched consensus 80.1%
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.
AP News
Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to ‘The Late Show.’ How it ends is still a secret
suspicious cancellation of ratings leader · neutral
Washington Post
Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to 'The Late Show.' How it ends is still a secret
end of network franchise · neutral
AP News
Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated
straightforward outbreak reporting · 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
AP News
Trump's many upcoming large, public events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack
future security risk assessment
Washington Post
First came the shooting. Then, the conspiracy theories.
post-event conspiracy theory spread
AP News
Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a Justice Department criminal probe over paid informants
Investigation-as-political-weapon concern
Washington Post
straightforward news coverage
AP News
Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
factual procedural outcome · neutral
Washington Post
Virginia’s new House map is dead. Democrats think they can still flip these seats.
forward-looking Democratic optimism · positive
AP News
China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'
China's formal rejection and Xi visit uncertainty · neutral
Washington Post
Four takeaways from Trump's prime-time address
Familiar claims, little new evidence · negative
AP News
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
raising doubts without evidence · negative
Washington Post
Trump plans prime-time speech on 2020 election allegations
2020 election allegations · negative
AP News
Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia's Fulton County, judge rules
Straightforward legal ruling with fraud-debunking context · neutral
Washington Post
Judge denies request to return 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County, Georgia
Neutral headline, minimal detail available · neutral
AP News
Powerful Democratic Virginia state Sen. Lucas is accused of leading a marijuana criminal conspiracy - AP News
Wire summary · neutral
Washington Post
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas indicted in connection with marijuana business - The Washington Post
Straight news with political-context caveat · neutral
AP News
From France to Albania, social unrest is setting Europe’s streets ablaze - AP News
broad European unrest explainer · neutral
Washington Post
With France embroiled in protest, a look at the nation's economic standing by the numbers
economic context by the numbers · neutral
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