Head to head
CBS News
Left · 546 events
vs
The Federalist
Right · 145 events
53
Stories both covered
13%
Framing agreement
80%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
35
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 80%critical 11%alarmist 5%pro-action 3%
Positive 4%Neutral 72%Negative 25%

The Federalist

critical 43%pro-action 39%alarmist 9%dismissive 6%
Positive 40%Neutral 10%Negative 51%

Facts

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

Between these two

Too few shared fact checks to compare yet, or no direct contradictions on record.

Each outlet's record

CBS News
Contradicts others 0.8%
Ran contested claims 5.7%
Matched consensus 89.0%
The Federalist
Contradicts others 1.9%
Ran contested claims 7.4%
Matched consensus 76.5%
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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.

CBS News
Supreme Court lets Trump strip deportation protections from Syrians, Haitians
Factual reporting with impact assessment · neutral
The Federalist
SCOTUS: No, Asylum Seekers Don't 'Arrive' In America When They're In Mexico
Legal vindication of common-sense border enforcement · positive
CBS News
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks - CBS News
Scrutiny of candidate's past remarks · neutral
The Federalist
Report: Abdul El-Sayed Cheered On An Oppressive Islamist Regime’s Assault On The Press
El-Sayed as Islamist-regime apologist and democratic threat · negative
CBS News
Blanche set to face harsh questioning at Senate confirmation hearing
pre-hearing obstacles · neutral
The Federalist
Grassley: Democrats Who Weaponized DOJ Hate Blanche, Which Proves He’s A Good AG Pick
Democratic opposition validates pick · positive
CBS News
Man shot and killed by ICE agent in Maine was not the subject of a warrant, lawmakers say
wrong-target revelation · negative
The Federalist
Mullin Caves On ICE Enforcement After Texas, Maine Shootings
administration capitulation · negative
CBS News
Margaret Brennan: I spoke with Lindsey Graham a day before he died
final interview on Ukraine · neutral
The Federalist
The New York Times Treated Lindsey Graham Worse Than It Did A Literal Terrorist
media bias victim · positive
CBS News
Melat Kiros projected to defeat Diana DeGette in Colorado Congressional primary
Electoral upset report · neutral
The Federalist
DSA Colorado Win Shows Third-World Communism Is The New Norm In The Democrat Party
Communist takeover thesis · negative
CBS News
Software error improperly registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote, N.J. gov. says
Error disclosed; expert rebuttal of Trump's broader claims · neutral
The Federalist
6,600 Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls As Democrats Fight Against Voter ID
Vindication of Trump; call for SAVE Act · negative
CBS News
Supreme Court blocks new USPS rules for mail ballots in blow to Trump
blow to Trump with fraud-evidence caveat · negative
The Federalist
SCOTUS Blocks Trump's Mail-In Voting Order Ahead Of Midterms
legal procedural detail and dissent focus · neutral
CBS News
Dark money in Texas Senate race spurs Talarico complaint to FEC against Paxton
Campaign finance watchdog angle · negative
The Federalist
James Talarico's 'World Without Prisons' Dream Would Be A Nightmare
anti-police radical with criminal sympathies · negative
CBS News
Graham Platner formally drops out of Maine Senate race
procedural focus on withdrawal · neutral
The Federalist
Democrats Created The Destructive #MeToo Standard. They Continue Suffering For It
Democratic hypocrisy on #MeToo · negative
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