The Daily Caller
Plain average 91; adjusted 91Few flagged expressions, 90% range 90 to 91, from 497 news reports read in full (full).
Half of this outlet's scored news reports fall between 85 and 100; the lowest is 22 and the highest 100.
567 reports saved · 100% read in full · 30 labeled opinion · 9 wire copy · Sections: Other or unlabeled 567 · Outlet's website · Feed this site reads
Average by layer
Word choice 88Temperature 95Flagged attribution phrases 91Headline wording 97 A weak layer pulls the total down.
Score over time
One snapshot a day from the archive. A change of method version is marked.
| Day | Plain average | Adjusted | Reports | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | 92 | 92 | 62 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-24 | 92 | 91 | 82 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-25 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 91 | 91 | 99 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-27 | 92 | 92 | 129 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-28 | 92 | 92 | 153 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-29 | 92 | 92 | 193 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-30 | 92 | 92 | 225 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-31 | 91 | 91 | 256 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | 91 | 91 | 256 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-02 | 91 | 91 | 271 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-03 | 91 | 91 | 298 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-04 | 91 | 91 | 328 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-05 | 91 | 91 | 380 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-06 | 91 | 91 | 410 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | 91 | 91 | 457 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-09 | 91 | 91 | 469 | 3.1.0 |
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
| Measure | Democratic side | Republican side | Asymmetry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentences mentioning only this side | 674 | 1428 | |
| Passive voice | 44 | 106 | -0.06 |
| Passive voice with no one named as doing it | 29 | 78 | -0.11 |
| Loaded attribution verbs (claimed, admitted, insisted) | 17 | 43 | -0.07 |
| Hedges (reportedly, allegedly, so-called) | 9 | 28 | -0.16 |
| Scare quotes | 43 | 104 | -0.06 |
| Titles used (Sen., Gov., President) | 46 | 239 | -0.41 |
| Share of quoted words in these sentences | 21% | 79% | |
| Reports whose first quoted speaker is on this side | 38 | 144 | |
| Reports whose last quoted speaker is on this side | 44 | 138 |
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 497 reports.
What its reports give readers to check
Averages across 497 full-text news reports. Shown beside the score, never part of it.
- Named sources per report: 0.8
- Unnamed sources per report: 0.3
- Primary-record links per report: 1.1
- Documents cited per report: 0.8
- Reports that cite no one: 8
- Reports noting a correction: 0
Words counted most often
reportedly
116claimed
103very
52admitted
45massive
42actually
40backlash
21so-called
17regime
15admits
14notably
13far-left
12of course
11sweeping
11
Steering signals
- Repeated framing:
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3 of 537,power bills
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3 of 537 - Front page: 1. EXCLUSIVE: White House Scrambles After Trump Again Floats Amnesty Deal With Democrats; 2. Trump To Americans That Didn’t Get Filthy Rich Like Him: ‘You Should Have Had Stock’; 3. Car Crashes Into Park Near White House, Immediately Brawls With Secret Service And National Guard
- Coverage choices: 30 of 72 widely covered stories in the last 14 days were not in this outlet's feed.
- Numbers: 99 sentences framed a figure as a gain and 74 as a loss in the last 30 days.
- Sponsor labels: none found.
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Recent reports
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