Head to head
32%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
28
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.
CBS News
neutral 82%critical 10%alarmist 4%pro-action 2%
Positive 3%Neutral 73%Negative 24%
CNN
neutral 66%critical 21%alarmist 8%pro-action 4%
Positive 8%Neutral 55%Negative 36%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
1.4%
of 662 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
CBS News
Contradicts others 1.1%
Ran contested claims 5.5%
Matched consensus 88.9%
CNN
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 11.0%
Matched consensus 77.9%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
CBS News
Pennsylvania health department reports 2 measles deaths in Lancaster County
outbreak facts and vaccination rates · neutral
CNN
A war of words followed two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
political dispute over death classification · neutral
CBS News
Congressman Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank - CBS News
Khanna's account reported · neutral
CNN
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit - CNN
Khanna's account featured · neutral
CBS News
Trump revisits disputed claims about election security and declassifies documents
Disputed claims, experts push back · negative
CNN
Key moments from Trump's speech claiming declassified documents show US election vulnerabilities
Documents fall short of Trump's claims · negative
CBS News
Fact-checking Trump's speech on election security - CBS News
misleading and false claims · negative
CNN
Key moments from Trump’s speech claiming declassified documents show US election vulnerabilities - CNN
fact-checking the claims · negative
CBS News
New video shows moments before ICE fatally killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston
new evidence emerges · neutral
CNN
'It just hurts': Texas lawmaker speaks out after meeting with detained men who witnessed deadly ICE shooting
lawmaker witnesses describe trauma · negative
CBS News
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego
detailed dismissal coverage · neutral
CNN
Gallego spokesperson says Trump is ‘targeting’ the Democratic senator with DOJ investigation
political retaliation claim · positive
CBS News
Kevin Warsh sworn in as new Fed chair, replacing Powell
straight reporting · neutral
CNN
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair at pivotal moment for US economy | CNN Business - CNN
independence under pressure · negative
CBS News
Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians, Haitians
Factual reporting with impact assessment · neutral
CNN
June 25, 2026: Supreme Court gives Trump major wins on two immigration cases
Humanitarian consequences and political fallout · negative
CBS News
Trump call with Taiwanese president on hold
Post-summit arms sale and call uncertainty · neutral
CNN
Taiwan anxiously eyes Trump's summit in China, with $14 billion in US arms sales up in the air
Taiwan vulnerability and US ambiguity · negative
CBS News
For Abdul El-Sayed, Sept. 11 commemoration invites scrutiny of past remarks
scrutiny of deleted 9/11 posts · negative
CNN
El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats as he seeks to bridge party divides
bridge-building and party unity · neutral
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