BBC News

Average by layer

Word choice 93Temperature 95Flagged attribution phrases 94Headline wording 99 A weak layer pulls the total down.

Score over time

One snapshot a day from the archive. A change of method version is marked.

How each party is described

Sentences that mention only one side's party or politicians, counted for each side. Democratic side: Democratic Party, Democrats, Democratic, Democrat, Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi, Newsom, Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez, Walz, Harris. Republican side: Republican Party, Republicans, Republican, Thune, Johnson, McConnell, DeSantis, Cruz, Greene, Vance, Trump. Asymmetry runs from −1 to +1; positive means the Democratic side gets more of that treatment, given how often each side is mentioned. Shown beside the score, never part of it. How it works

Asymmetry = (pD − pR) ÷ (pD + pR), where p = (count + 1) ÷ (sentences + 2) for each side. Shown when the two sides together have 3 or more cases. From 198 reports.

What its reports give readers to check

Averages across 198 full-text news reports. Shown beside the score, never part of it.

• Named sources per report: 1.3
• Unnamed sources per report: 0.2
• Primary-record links per report: 0.1
• Documents cited per report: 0.6
• Reports that cite no one: 5
• Reports noting a correction: 0

Words counted most often

• claimed 25
• reportedly 23
• controversial 15
• backlash 14
• very 13
• admitted 11
• dramatic 11
• huge 11
• insisted 10
• sweeping 9
• stunning 8
• deeply 8
• massive 8
• actually 8

Steering signals

• Repeated framing: vio bolsonaro 6 of 246, dies aged 4 of 246, sir patrick stewart 3 of 246, florida jet 3 of 246, jet crash 3 of 246, democratic senator 3 of 246
• Front page: no saved report found on the front page.
• Coverage choices: 41 of 72 widely covered stories in the last 14 days were not in this outlet's feed.
• Numbers: 19 sentences framed a figure as a gain and 20 as a loss in the last 30 days.
• Sponsor labels: none found.

These describe presentation and do not change the score. What each signal means and the research behind it.

Recent reports

• Republican congressman to force impeachment vote on Defence Secretary Hegseth 97 Mon, Nov 9, 1:19 PM ET
• Nvidia shares tumble over investigation into Huang's affair with alleged Chinese spy 92 Mon, Nov 9, 1:11 PM ET
• Drone delivers food to chimpanzee cut off by Florida flooding 100 short Mon, Nov 9, 1:03 PM ET
• Trump questions midterm elections integrity after previously accepting results 96 Mon, Nov 9, 11:53 AM ET
• Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer 100 Mon, Nov 9, 3:49 AM ET
• Packers & Bengals win in style - NFL week nine 82 Mon, Nov 9, 2:21 AM ET
• What do we know about Nvidia CEO’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy? 100 short Mon, Nov 9, 2:10 AM ET
• Jensen Huang: Why a personal scandal for the face of the AI boom has provoked a national security scare 93 Mon, Nov 9, 1:01 AM ET
• Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean 100 Sun, Nov 8, 9:50 PM ET
• Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's affair with suspected Chinese spy 83 Sun, Nov 8, 4:10 PM ET
• White House vows to keep up immigration crackdown after midterms defeat 100 Sun, Nov 8, 3:23 PM ET
• Top House Democrat 'a hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth 100 Sun, Nov 8, 2:36 PM ET
• The Trump coalition is shattered - what will Republicans do now? 92 Sat, Nov 7, 7:52 PM ET
• 'Dana, please take the job!' - Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary 97 Sat, Nov 7, 2:42 PM ET
• US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme 86 Sat, Nov 7, 1:14 PM ET
• Texas mayor instructs police to limit cooperation with ICE 97 Fri, Nov 6, 10:31 PM ET
• With Stephen Miller pick, Trump readies for a battle 78 Fri, Nov 6, 6:24 PM ET
• What we know about Trump replacing Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 5:47 PM ET
• Cornell faculty pass no confidence vote over leadership's handling of Jane Doe allegations 97 Fri, Nov 6, 5:28 PM ET
• Razor-tight Mississippi Senate race sparks ballot battle - could there be a recount? 98 Fri, Nov 6, 5:22 PM ET
• Meghan's father Thomas Markle appears in court over child sex abuse material 92 Fri, Nov 6, 4:26 PM ET
• Trump names Stephen Miller as new chief of staff 96 Fri, Nov 6, 3:11 PM ET
• AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values 94 Fri, Nov 6, 2:37 PM ET
• Why the US midterms sparked an AI stock selloff 92 Fri, Nov 6, 1:32 PM ET
• Meet Fu Shuang and Ping Ping: New giant pandas in Atlanta 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 1:27 PM ET
• These are the federal charges Thomas Markle faces 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 1:13 PM ET
• Dozens of Democrats eyeing 2028 presidential run, says former Obama aide 100 Fri, Nov 6, 11:51 AM ET
• Four midterms takeaways for 2028 White House race 87 Fri, Nov 6, 11:12 AM ET
• Watch: Is it the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck? 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 10:02 AM ET
• Elon Musk appears to signal the end of the road for Cybertruck 86 Fri, Nov 6, 4:57 AM ET
• Trump's massive arch wins approval as protesters threaten to block it 91 Thu, Nov 5, 11:13 PM ET
• White House denies Hegseth and Rubio to leave jobs after Republican election losses 97 Thu, Nov 5, 9:08 PM ET
• Trump signs order preventing future presidents from changing Oval Office 94 Thu, Nov 5, 8:20 PM ET
• Canada's federal budget includes billions for sovereignty and tackling homelessness 89 Thu, Nov 5, 5:34 PM ET
• Inside Mississippi's ballot counting in tight Senate race 100 short Thu, Nov 5, 3:31 PM ET
• California governor commutes death sentences for all 548 people on death row 92 Thu, Nov 5, 3:12 PM ET
• Melania Trump calls for lasting Ukraine truce as she hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials 92 Thu, Nov 5, 2:08 PM ET
• Boebert, billionaires' tax and other midterms races still to watch 94 Thu, Nov 5, 1:42 PM ET
• Shares in Musk's SpaceX plunge as tech and AI stocks fall 100 Thu, Nov 5, 11:44 AM ET
• Six dead and others injured in fire at Brooklyn building 87 Thu, Nov 5, 7:24 AM ET