Head to head
20%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
30
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 4%Neutral 72%Negative 24%
Politico
neutral 75%critical 18%pro-action 4%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 67%Negative 27%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.3%
of 342 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
CBS News
Contradicts others 1.1%
Ran contested claims 5.3%
Matched consensus 89.0%
Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.9%
Matched consensus 80.8%
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
Politico
RFK Jr. is exploiting Shapiro's secrecy on Pennsylvania measles deaths
Shapiro's secrecy enables RFK Jr. exploitation · negative
CBS News
Congressman Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank - CBS News
Khanna's account reported · neutral
Politico
Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank - Politico
conflicting accounts · neutral
CBS News
Trump revisits disputed claims about election security and declassifies documents
Disputed claims, experts push back · negative
Politico
Trump spares Beijing in probe of alleged Chinese election plot
Trump exempts China from actual investigation · negative
CBS News
Fact-checking Trump's speech on election security - CBS News
misleading and false claims · negative
Politico
'Scared s–tless': Republicans brace for Trump's primetime speech
GOP anxiety over 2020 rehash · negative
CBS News
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego
detailed dismissal coverage · neutral
Politico
DOJ investigating Gallego for campaign finance violations
Investigation scope expansion · neutral
CBS News
Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians, Haitians
Factual reporting with impact assessment · neutral
Politico
Trump's immigration agenda gets a boost
Policy impact and political landscape shift · neutral
CBS News
Trump call with Taiwanese president on hold
Post-summit arms sale and call uncertainty · neutral
Politico
Trump puts Taiwan arms sales on table
Arms sales on negotiating agenda · neutral
CBS News
Hegseth requires testosterone deficiency screening for service members over 30
policy details with military medical context · neutral
Politico
DOD to screen testosterone of soldiers over 30, Hegseth says
lethality policy rollout · neutral
CBS News
Blanche set to face harsh questioning at Senate confirmation hearing
pre-hearing obstacles · neutral
Politico
Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn
focus on swing vote · neutral
CBS News
Man shot and killed by ICE agent in Maine was not the subject of a warrant, lawmakers say
wrong-target revelation · negative
Politico
GOP concerns grow after 2 ICE shootings in a week
bipartisan concern over body cameras · negative
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