Head to head
62%
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.
CNN
neutral 65%critical 22%alarmist 8%pro-action 5%
Positive 8%Neutral 53%Negative 39%
Mother Jones
critical 70%alarmist 14%pro-action 12%neutral 3%
Positive 10%Neutral 6%Negative 84%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.4%
of 277 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
CNN
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 9.9%
Matched consensus 79.1%
Mother Jones
Contradicts others 2.3%
Ran contested claims 9.0%
Matched consensus 72.2%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
CNN
Southern Poverty Law Center says Justice Department is investigating its work with informants
SPLC's own disclosure foregrounded
Mother Jones
warns of broader targeting of Trump critics
CNN
DHS secretary slams Mamdani's response to NYC ICE shooting
Mullin-Mamdani political clash at center · neutral
Mother Jones
DHS Shoots New York Man With 5-Year-Old in Car
Shooting placed in pattern of Trump-era ICE violence · negative
CNN
Supreme Court briefly extends telehealth and mail access for mifepristone as deliberations continue
Deliberations in progress · neutral
Mother Jones
Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts
Provider disruption and resilience · negative
CNN
Smerconish: To end the Iran conflict, Congress must authorize it - CNN
constitutional solution needed
Mother Jones
Congress Will Not Stop the War With Iran - Mother Jones
legislative inaction inevitable
CNN
Key moments from Trump's speech claiming declassified documents show US election vulnerabilities
Documents fall short of Trump's claims · negative
Mother Jones
Trump's Election Security Speech: A Good Night for Putin
Speech benefits Russia by ignoring its interference · negative
CNN
'I had the flu': Talarico returns to campaign trail and dismisses theories about absence
Candidate rejects speculation on return · neutral
Mother Jones
Elon Musk Is the Midterms' Biggest Disinformation Risk
Musk as disinformation actor · negative
CNN
Key moments from Trump’s speech claiming declassified documents show US election vulnerabilities - CNN
fact-checking the claims · negative
Mother Jones
Trump's Primetime Speech Was a Dud. He Could Still Use it to Interfere in the Midterms.
laying groundwork for emergency powers · negative
CNN
'It just hurts': Texas lawmaker speaks out after meeting with detained men who witnessed deadly ICE shooting
lawmaker witnesses describe trauma · negative
Mother Jones
What ICE Didn't Say About Its Latest Killing
pattern of excessive force · negative
CNN
What Kimmel said about Melania and why Trump wants him fired
explainer framing the dispute
Mother Jones
They're Trying to Get Jimmy Kimmel Fired Again
coordinated right-wing pressure campaign
CNN
Judge won't order DOJ to return seized 2020 ballots to Fulton County
Warrant based on far-right fraud claims; county alleges pretext · negative
Mother Jones
Stop the Steal Never Stopped
Ruling as part of broader Stop the Steal power consolidation · negative
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