Head to head
AP News
Center · 1,757 events
vs
Washington Times
Right · 2,132 events
867
Stories both covered
76%
Framing agreement
48%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
22
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 Times

neutral 71%pro-action 14%critical 11%alarmist 3%
Positive 15%Neutral 60%Negative 25%

Facts

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

Between these two

12
direct contradictions
0.5%
of 2,340 shared fact checks

Each outlet's record

AP News
Contradicts others 1.3%
Ran contested claims 9.5%
Matched consensus 80.1%
Washington Times
Contradicts others 0.8%
Ran contested claims 7.2%
Matched consensus 86.0%
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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.

AP News
Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
officers suing to block · neutral
Washington Times
Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash
rioters exploiting the fund · negative
AP News
Democratic congressman says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank
conflicting accounts · neutral
Washington Times
Israel ambassador disputes U.S. congressman's account of West Bank incident
Israeli officials' rebuttal · negative
AP News
Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners about missiles headed to Kyiv - AP News
Zelenskyy's direct accusation of intelligence withholding · negative
Washington Times
Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners about missiles headed to Kyiv
Neutral headline mirroring wire reporting · neutral
AP News
South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
Straightforward career biography with geopolitical context · neutral
Washington Times
Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
Straightforward announcement with prize background · neutral
AP News
ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say
Balanced account of shooting with both sides' statements · neutral
Washington Times
DHS blasts Mamdani after he sought release of migrant involved in shooting
Sanctuary policy critique and Mullin's counterattack · negative
AP News
China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'
China's formal rejection and Xi visit uncertainty · neutral
Washington Times
Trump declassifies evidence he says exposes 'shocking vulnerabilities' in election system
Reports Trump's claims largely unchallenged · positive
AP News
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
raising doubts without evidence · negative
Washington Times
November in mind: Trump works in a midterm campaign pitch into a primetime address
midterm campaign pitch · positive
AP News
Powerful Democratic Virginia state Sen. Lucas is accused of leading a marijuana criminal conspiracy - AP News
Wire summary · neutral
Washington Times
Feds charge Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas with drug trafficking, money laundering
Terse wire brief · neutral
AP News
Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states' authority to administer elections - AP News
wire report on Democratic suit · neutral
Washington Times
Are Alaska voters confused by two Dan Sullivans? DOJ sues to find out, Blanche says
defends DOJ rationale on voter confusion · positive
AP News
Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored - AP News
Musk admission and restoration · neutral
Washington Times
Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine during Russian attacks: Report
Musk ordered slowdown · neutral
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