Head to head
72%
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.
Politico
neutral 75%critical 18%pro-action 4%alarmist 3%
Positive 5%Neutral 67%Negative 27%
Washington Examiner
neutral 51%pro-action 24%critical 21%alarmist 3%
Positive 19%Neutral 50%Negative 31%
Facts
From the fact ledger: how often one contradicted a claim the other reported, and each outlet's overall record.
Between these two
0.3%
of 873 shared fact checks
Each outlet's record
Politico
Contradicts others 0.5%
Ran contested claims 7.9%
Matched consensus 80.8%
Washington Examiner
Contradicts others 1.5%
Ran contested claims 16.9%
Matched consensus 67.3%
Where they split furthest
The highest-divergence stories both outlets covered, with each outlet's headline and how the analysis labeled its framing.
Politico
RFK Jr. is exploiting Shapiro's secrecy on Pennsylvania measles deaths
Shapiro's secrecy enables RFK Jr. exploitation · negative
Washington Examiner
Pennsylvania coroner claims one of state's measles deaths was actually due to lacerated spleen
coroner contradicts measles death claim · negative
Politico
California clashes with Trump DOJ over election fraud probe
Conflict between state and federal authorities · neutral
Washington Examiner
Trump-linked US attorney says California ‘blocking’ federal audit of voter rolls
Federal pressure validates fraud concerns · negative
Politico
Hill Republicans lack a clear path to get Trump his ballroom
legislative obstacles emphasized
Washington Examiner
Congress responds to WHCA attack with five separate bills to build Trump's ballroom
pro-ballroom momentum framing
Politico
Kushner, Witkoff to restart talks with Iran in Pakistan — without Vance
pre-cancellation announcement framing
Washington Examiner
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner's trip to Pakistan for Iran negotiations
Trump asserting leverage over Iran
Politico
Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’
officers suing to block · neutral
Washington Examiner
Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund gets cold reception from GOP on Capitol Hill
GOP opposition · negative
Politico
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map
neutral with longshot framing · neutral
Washington Examiner
Democrats consider plan to wipe conservatives off Virginia Supreme Court: Report
alarm over Democratic court-clearing scheme · negative
Politico
Brendan Carr takes on Disney — and escalates Trump's media war
escalation in systematic media war
Washington Examiner
FCC challenges ABC licensing after refusing to fire Jimmy Kimmel
FCC action tied to DEI and Kimmel pressure
Politico
James Comey indicted again
brief factual report
Washington Examiner
Blanche says Trump did not direct DOJ to indict Comey a second time
DOJ independence claim
Politico
Sheinbaum's Trump dilemma
Sheinbaum caught between Trump administration pressure and party · neutral
Washington Examiner
Sheinbaum demands evidence before extraditing Mexican officials to US over cartel ties
Sheinbaum sets legal preconditions, questions motives · neutral
Politico
Trump’s MAGA brand dominates Georgia primary night
MAGA takeover of GOP · neutral
Washington Examiner
Nick Fuentes blasts Republicans celebrating Thomas Massie defeat
anti-GOP establishment backlash · negative
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