Frequently stakes out contrarian positions
Divergence tracks Washington Examiner as right, based on coverage monitored since March 2026. Across 1,469 scored events (3,076 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 28 out of 100, roughly in line with the site-wide average of 26.
Its most common framing is neutral (51% of events, followed by pro-action at 24%). In 42% of the events it covers, Washington Examiner takes a framing no other outlet in the cluster shares, one of the higher contrarian rates we track. Coverage concentrates on politics and war.
Measured across shared events, Washington Examiner frames stories most like Newsmax (59%), Defense One (58%) and Washington Times (52%), and least like Mother Jones (16% 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.