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Outlet profile

Washington Times

Often diverges from consensus framing

L
RRight
21
Avg divergence
66
Peak divergence
993
Events covered
2648
Articles ingested
26%
Contrarian rate
The data

Is Washington Times biased?

Divergence tracks Washington Times as right, based on coverage monitored since May 2026. Across 993 scored events (2,648 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 21 out of 100, below the site-wide average of 26.

Its most common framing is neutral (69% of events, followed by pro-action at 15%). In 26% of the events it covers, Washington Times 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 Times frames stories most like AP News (77%), The Atlantic (67%) and The Telegraph (67%), and least like Vox (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.

Sentiment breakdown i
Positive18%
Negative26%
Neutral56%
Dominant tone
Neutral
Avg score 1.0i
Framing tendency
Neutral69%
Pro-action15%
Critical12%
Alarmist3%
Dismissive1%
Topic focus
Politics56%
Other24%
War9%
Economy6%
Health4%
Coverage

Top divergent events

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