Head to head
28%
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 81%critical 12%alarmist 4%pro-action 2%
Positive 3%Neutral 72%Negative 25%
Politico
neutral 73%critical 20%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 65%Negative 30%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.2%
of 541 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
CBS News
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 5.3%
Matched consensus 88.5%
Politico
Contradicts others 0.6%
Ran contested claims 7.1%
Matched consensus 82.0%
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
Federal judge halts government from deporting man shot by ICE in NYC
Legal intervention as follow-on development · neutral
Politico
DHS chief defends New York ICE shooting, calling victim one of 'the worst of the worst'
Policy and political fallout lens · 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
New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe
Focus on unsigned superseding complaint · negative
Politico
DOJ charges 2 former FBI officials with lying to Congress over Hunter Biden probe - Politico
Straight news headline · neutral
CBS News
Feds charge powerful Virginia Democrat in alleged drug scheme
Factual recap with redistricting context · neutral
Politico
DOJ indicts Virginia Democrat who led redistricting push on drug trafficking, money laundering charges - Politico
Frames around redistricting and White House clash · neutral
CBS News
Blanche says DOJ is "doing our own research" with Alaska challenge
DOJ's independent legal research rationale · neutral
Politico
‘I’m the one’: Trump says he ordered Alaska elections lawsuit
extraordinary federal intervention · negative
CBS News
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
Wire-style escalation with rarity caveat · neutral
Politico
Justice Department faces skeptical appeals court panel in California ballot fight
courts skeptical of DOJ speed · neutral
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