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Outlet profile

Washington Times

Often diverges from consensus framing

L
RRight
22
Avg divergence
10.4%
Breaks first
66
Peak divergence
1463
Events covered
2457
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 1,463 scored events (2,457 articles), its coverage diverges from the cross-spectrum consensus at an average of 22 out of 100, below the site-wide average of 26.

Its most common framing is neutral (71% of events, followed by pro-action at 13%). 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 (79%), ABC News (68%) and PBS NewsHour (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
Positive16%
Negative26%
Neutral58%
Dominant tone
Neutral
Avg score 1.0i
Framing tendency
Neutral71%
Pro-action13%
Critical12%
Alarmist4%
Dismissive1%
Topic focus
Politics55%
Other24%
War8%
Economy7%
Health4%
Coverage

Top divergent events

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