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Plain average 86; adjusted 86Few flagged expressions, 90% range 85 to 87, from 425 news reports read in full (full).
Half of this outlet's scored news reports fall between 81 and 97; the lowest is 17 and the highest 100.
554 reports saved · 100% read in full · 0 labeled opinion · 74 wire copy · Sections: Other or unlabeled 554 · Outlet's website · Feed this site reads
Average by layer
Word choice 81Temperature 92Flagged attribution phrases 93Headline wording 94 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 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-24 | 86 | 86 | 99 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-25 | 86 | 87 | 117 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 86 | 87 | 123 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-27 | 87 | 87 | 143 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-28 | 86 | 87 | 166 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-29 | 86 | 86 | 187 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-30 | 86 | 86 | 213 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-10-31 | 86 | 86 | 237 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | 86 | 86 | 247 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-02 | 86 | 86 | 253 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-03 | 86 | 86 | 273 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-04 | 85 | 86 | 300 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-05 | 86 | 86 | 357 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-06 | 86 | 86 | 382 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | 86 | 86 | 408 | 3.1.0 |
| 2026-11-09 | 86 | 86 | 413 | 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 | 654 | 2318 | |
| Passive voice | 72 | 172 | +0.20 |
| Passive voice with no one named as doing it | 55 | 116 | +0.26 |
| Loaded attribution verbs (claimed, admitted, insisted) | 8 | 150 | -0.65 |
| Hedges (reportedly, allegedly, so-called) | 10 | 55 | -0.18 |
| Scare quotes | 46 | 316 | -0.31 |
| Titles used (Sen., Gov., President) | 34 | 346 | -0.47 |
| Share of quoted words in these sentences | 17% | 83% | |
| Reports whose first quoted speaker is on this side | 57 | 254 | |
| Reports whose last quoted speaker is on this side | 54 | 257 |
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 425 reports.
What its reports give readers to check
Averages across 425 full-text news reports. Shown beside the score, never part of it.
- Named sources per report: 0.7
- Unnamed sources per report: 0.2
- Primary-record links per report: 0.2
- Documents cited per report: 0.2
- Reports that cite no one: 14
- Reports noting a correction: 0
Words counted most often
claimed
117reportedly
55very
50admitted
32actually
32massive
26insisted
23controversial
21racist
21backlash
20so-called
19mocked
19huge
17war on
17
Steering signals
- Repeated framing:
donald trump
34 of 554,harry enten
10 of 554,james carville
8 of 554,ted cruz
8 of 554,katie zacharia
5 of 554,trump rally
5 of 554 - Front page: 1. U.S. Justice Department Drops Bid To Force California To Set Aside Disputed Ballots; 2. White House Recasts Trump Arch As Military Tribute; 3. Donald Trump Trades His Best Angel For His Worst Devil In Chief Of Staff Swap
- Coverage choices: 16 of 72 widely covered stories in the last 14 days were not in this outlet's feed.
- Numbers: 47 sentences framed a figure as a gain and 27 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
- Sports Legend Announces He's Running For President In France 93
- Reelected GOP Rep: Trump Should Have Fired Stephen Miller, Not Promoted Him 100
- Trump Has A Pretty Wild Explanation For How He Got So Much Richer In Office 93
- G7 Talks In Paris Tackle Unresolved Global Crises With Questions Over U.S. Approach 98 AP wire
- CNN’s Harry Enten Spots Exactly Why Pete Hegseth ‘Might Not Be Sticking Around’ In Trump Land 87
- Katie Miller Makes Major Announcement After Stephen Miller Promotion 80
- Melania Trump's Latest Announcement Has Critics Reaching For The Mute Button 86
- Robert De Niro Ferociously Taunts Trump Ally At Film Screening 44
- Trump Backs Huang Amid Alleged Spy Affair Scrutiny, Dana White To Visit White House: Live Updates 89
- Hillary Clinton Turns A Donald Trump Catchphrase Into A Comeback Of Her Own 92
- OUCH! Trump’s 2028 Endorsement Plans Could Be Bad News For JD Vance 84 short
- Donald Trump Uses The Very Term He Said Is Only Used By ‘THE ENEMY’ 100 short
- ‘He Is A Sociopath’: Critics Give Trump Hell Over His Claim About Getting Into Heaven 90
- Mamdani Doesn't Take The Bait When Asked About DSA's Most Controversial Ideas 88
- ‘Only Kidding’: Trump Is Not Hiring UFC CEO As Next White House Press Secretary 90 Reuters wire
- Erika Kirk Sends Scathing Message To People Making Charlie A Punchline 82
- Oh, Baby! Ex-White House Adviser Reveals Exactly How Staffers Treat Trump 87
- Hakeem Jeffries Has No Plans To Play Nice With Stephen Miller 100
- Todd Blanche Suggests He'd Investigate Democrats On Trump's Orders 100
- Trump Floats Using UFC Henchmen To Beat Up Journalists In Wild Repost 88
- 'Libbing Out Right Now': Democrats Plot Their Future After Big Wins 97
- After Midterm Rout, Vance Tries To Build His Own 2028 Brand 91 Reuters wire
- Scott Colom And Black Mississippians Stand On The Cusp Of Senate History As Vote Count Stretches On 97 AP wire
- Trump Offers UFC President Dana White Press Secretary Position 69
- Bill Maher Reacts To GOP Election Bloodbath: 'Don, Are You OK?' 76 short
- Progressives Probably Can't Stop Chuck Schumer From Becoming Senate Majority Leader 88
- U.S. Justice Department Drops Bid To Force California To Set Aside Disputed Ballots 97 AP wire
- White House Recasts Trump Arch As Military Tribute 97 Reuters wire
- Donald Trump Trades His Best Angel For His Worst Devil In Chief Of Staff Swap 83
- Stephen Miller Spent Years Kissing Donald Trump's Ass. It's Finally Paying Off. 100
- Trump Openly Violating Law To Import Russian Diesel And Help Putin’s War Machine 78
- Two Blue States Voted Against Trans Youth In Sports 100
- 'Daily Show' Host Applauds JD Vance's 'Courage' — Oh, Wait… 100
- ‘That Stops When I’m Governor’: Dem Texas Governor-Elect Warns Big Tech And Elon Musk 100
- Dems Win Arizona Trifecta, Taking Back House, Senate, Governor's Office After 60 Years 100 AP wire
- Stephen Miller Will Replace Susie Wiles As Trump's Chief Of Staff 100 short
- Houston Mayor Signs Order To Limit Cooperation With ICE 100 AP wire
- Jesse Watters Actually Says GOP May Never Win White House Again 100 short
- As Congress Returns To Democrats, One Likely Casualty Emerges: Trump's D.C. Projects 98 AP wire
- Fox News Host Reacts To GOP Midterms Wipeout: 'No Political Movement Lasts Forever' 84