Head to head
25%
Split on framing
top 40 divergent
30
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.
NBC News
neutral 81%critical 14%pro-action 3%alarmist 2%
Positive 4%Neutral 75%Negative 21%
Politico
neutral 73%critical 20%pro-action 3%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 65%Negative 30%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.8%
of 265 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
NBC News
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 1.4%
Matched consensus 94.8%
Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.1%
Matched consensus 82.4%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
NBC News
Zohran Mamdani wades into housing debate with a plan that could define his time in office
Housing plan as defining mayoral legacy · neutral
Politico
Mamdani targets housing holdouts
Housing policy focus · neutral
NBC News
Trump adds uncertainty to the status of $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund
administration's wavering commitment · neutral
Politico
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
officers suing to block · neutral
NBC News
Netanyahu reacts to Ro Khanna saying he was detained in the West Bank: 'We are a nation of laws'
Netanyahu's response · neutral
Politico
Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank - Politico
conflicting accounts · neutral
NBC News
ICE officers shoot man in New York City
Brief factual bulletin with mayor's reaction · neutral
Politico
DHS chief defends New York ICE shooting, calling victim one of 'the worst of the worst'
Policy and political fallout lens · neutral
NBC News
Netanyahu says Israel 'not a party' to U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding as Trump touts deal
Israel's diplomatic isolation amid U.S.-Iran talks · neutral
Politico
Deal uncertainty despite Trump optimism · neutral
NBC News
Trump to Deliver Rare Prime-Time Speech: Here's What to Expect
foreign interference intelligence · neutral
Politico
'Scared s–tless': Republicans brace for Trump's primetime speech
GOP anxiety over 2020 rehash · negative
NBC News
High-ranking Virginia Democrat charged in public corruption case
Straight news headline · neutral
Politico
DOJ indicts Virginia Democrat who led redistricting push on drug trafficking, money laundering charges - Politico
Frames around redistricting and White House clash · neutral
NBC News
Democrats ask judge to dismiss Trump administration’s challenge to Alaska Senate race
procedural report on dismissal motion · neutral
Politico
‘I’m the one’: Trump says he ordered Alaska elections lawsuit
extraordinary federal intervention · negative
NBC News
DOJ demands California counties help identify noncitizen voters
Administration priority framing · neutral
Politico
Justice Department faces skeptical appeals court panel in California ballot fight
courts skeptical of DOJ speed · neutral
NBC News
Trump Faces Bipartisan Backlash After Waiving Russia Sanctions
Electoral motivation and energy markets angle · negative
Politico
Trump's Russian diesel deal draws GOP, European pushback — and industry shrug
Bipartisan and international blowback · negative
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