Head to head
82%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
36
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 14%pro-action 12%neutral 3%
Positive 10%Neutral 6%Negative 84%
PBS NewsHour
neutral 85%critical 10%pro-action 2%alarmist 2%
Positive 3%Neutral 75%Negative 22%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.9%
of 112 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
Mother Jones
Contradicts others 2.3%
Ran contested claims 9.0%
Matched consensus 72.2%
PBS NewsHour
Contradicts others 1.7%
Ran contested claims 13.4%
Matched consensus 68.7%
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
DHS Shoots New York Man With 5-Year-Old in Car
Shooting placed in pattern of Trump-era ICE violence · negative
PBS NewsHour
WATCH: Mullin says he won't pause immigration enforcement after NYC ICE shooting
Mullin's refusal to pause enforcement as central fact · neutral
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
Todd Blanche Swears Arrest of Virginia Democrat Isn’t “Political Payback”
Skeptical of DOJ motives, political retribution · negative
PBS NewsHour
News Wrap: Virginia state senator charged with running criminal marijuana enterprise - PBS
News-wrap mention · neutral
Mother Jones
Mike Rogers Used His Last Debate to Smear Abdul El-Sayed
Rogers attacks are bigoted smears · negative
PBS NewsHour
In final Michigan Senate debate, El-Sayed and Rogers question each other's loyalties - PBS
wire recap of mutual loyalty attacks · 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
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