Head to head
CNN
Left · 1,922 events
vs
Vox
Center · 13 events
14
Stories both covered
44%
Framing agreement
36%
Split on framing
top 14 divergent
32
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 66%critical 21%alarmist 8%pro-action 4%
Positive 8%Neutral 55%Negative 36%

Vox

critical 62%neutral 23%pro-action 8%alarmist 8%
Positive 12%Neutral 19%Negative 69%

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

CNN
Contradicts others 0.9%
Ran contested claims 11.0%
Matched consensus 77.9%
Vox
Contradicts others 2.2%
Ran contested claims 11.1%
Matched consensus 77.8%
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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.

CNN
Voters hate data centers. Candidates from both parties are scrambling to respond
bipartisan backlash quantified by ad spending · negative
Vox
The week the data center backlash exploded - vox.com
backlash as proxy fight over AI anxiety · negative
CNN
Trump will present the World Cup trophy. It could be VERY awkward
diplomatic tensions and international optics · negative
Vox
The World Cup has a Trump problem - vox.com
Trump administration's World Cup disruption · negative
CNN
Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch to retire amid Trump administration effort to reshape institution
political pressure on museum independence · negative
Vox
Lonnie Bunch resigns as Smithsonian secretary: Trump's Smithsonian vendetta, briefly explained
Trump's vendetta against Smithsonian · negative
CNN
Judge sharply questions Trump's latest bid to add name to Kennedy Center
judge sharply questions Trump bid · negative
Vox
Kennedy Center renaming fight: Trump threatens to demolish another DC landmark - vox.com
Trump hostage-taking framing · negative
CNN
Smerconish: How did America get to $40 trillion in debt?
historical trajectory and political failure · negative
Vox
The surprising way that America's $40 trillion debt costs you - vox.com
personal financial impact on consumers · negative
CNN
‘I am so, so sorry’: NPR reporter explains SCOTUS retirement error
personal accountability and reporter transparency · neutral
Vox
Vox retracts Alito story - vox.com
self-correction notice · negative
CNN
The Odds: A Midterm about Trump?
Trump's role in midterm motivation · neutral
Vox
2026 midterms: Is Trump dragging Republicans down? - vox.com
Trump as drag on Republican prospects · negative
CNN
Supreme Court limits power of federal government to disarm drug users
institutional legal analysis · neutral
Vox
The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns, in US v. Hemani - vox.com
Bruen framework critique · neutral
CNN
Trump upends careful compromise on intel chief, plunging GOP into disarray
Trump disrupts Republican strategy · negative
Vox
Jay Clayton spy chief nomination delayed: Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee - vox.com
Trump undermining his own DNI nomination · negative
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