Frequently stakes out contrarian positions
Divergence tracks The Federalist as right, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 169 scored events (310 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 34 out of 100, above the site-wide average of 27.
Its most common framing is critical (42% of events, followed by pro-action at 40%). In 70% of the events it covers, The Federalist takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares, one of the higher contrarian rates we track. Coverage concentrates on politics and economy.
Measured across shared events, The Federalist frames stories most like Daily Wire (68%), National Review (67%) and Breitbart (66%), and least like Semafor (0% agreement).
These numbers are computed, not opinions. They update every 30 minutes as new coverage arrives. How the score, framing labels, and spectrum placement work is documented in the methodology.