Head to head
80%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
37
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.
Mother Jones
critical 70%alarmist 13%pro-action 12%neutral 5%
Positive 11%Neutral 8%Negative 81%
PBS NewsHour
neutral 85%critical 10%pro-action 2%alarmist 2%
Positive 4%Neutral 73%Negative 23%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
1.3%
of 79 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
Mother Jones
Contradicts others 2.5%
Ran contested claims 9.7%
Matched consensus 71.9%
PBS NewsHour
Contradicts others 1.8%
Ran contested claims 14.4%
Matched consensus 66.6%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
Mother Jones
warns of broader targeting of Trump critics
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: DOJ announces criminal charges against Southern Poverty Law Center
Balanced news wrap with SPLC rebuttal
Mother Jones
Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts
Provider disruption and resilience · negative
PBS NewsHour
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill
Temporary access maintained · neutral
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
PBS NewsHour
Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say
documents contradict claims · negative
Mother Jones
What ICE Didn't Say About Its Latest Killing
pattern of excessive force · negative
PBS NewsHour
Federal officials refusing to release name of ICE officer who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
scrutiny of ICE operations · negative
Mother Jones
They're Trying to Get Jimmy Kimmel Fired Again
coordinated right-wing pressure campaign
PBS NewsHour
Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
wire report with regulatory background
Mother Jones
Stop the Steal Never Stopped
Ruling as part of broader Stop the Steal power consolidation · negative
PBS NewsHour
Justice Department can keep 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County in Georgia, judge rules
Wire report with ruling details and fraud context · neutral
Mother Jones
Supreme Court Gives Trump Green Light to End Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
Humanitarian program dismantled, racial animus highlighted · negative
PBS NewsHour
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians
Neutral factual headline · neutral
Mother Jones
First, a $1.8 Billion Slush Fund. Now Trump Aims to Weasel Out of IRS Audits “Forever”
Corrupt self-dealing and theft · negative
PBS NewsHour
U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
Extraordinary use of executive power · neutral
Mother Jones
Watch Trump Falsely Suggest He Was Pulled from Ground Zero on 9/11
fact-checking Trump's Ground Zero claims · negative
PBS NewsHour
WATCH: Trump remembers 9/11 victims and heroes at Steel Across America anniversary event
neutral event coverage · neutral
Mother Jones
Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers
GOP caught between Trump and voter backlash · negative
PBS NewsHour
How data centers became a major issue in the midterms - PBS
data centers as midterm issue explainer · neutral
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