NBC News

Average by layer

Word choice 93Temperature 96Flagged attribution phrases 96Headline 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 192 reports.

What its reports give readers to check

Averages across 192 full-text news reports. Shown beside the score, never part of it.

• Named sources per report: 0.8
• Unnamed sources per report: 0.1
• Primary-record links per report: 0.3
• Documents cited per report: 0.6
• Reports that cite no one: 8
• Reports noting a correction: 1

Words counted most often

• massive 19
• controversial 15
• backlash 14
• very 14
• sweeping 13
• claimed 12
• so-called 8
• terrorist 8
• person familiar 8
• admitted 6
• deeply 6
• insisted 5
• dramatically 5
• outrage 5

Steering signals

• Repeated framing: politics desk 14 of 435, governor race 14 of 435, full speech 8 of 435, adam hamilton 8 of 435, amy acton 8 of 435, gop sen 7 of 435
• Front page: 1. Nvidia Announces Investigation Into CEO Over Ties to Chinese Spy; 2. Democratic lawmakers seek to restore deportation protections to Afghans in the U.S.; 3. Slotkin lawyer warns Blanche not to obey Trump’s ‘frivolous’ demand to investigate her
• Coverage choices: 14 of 72 widely covered stories in the last 14 days were not in this outlet's feed.
• Numbers: 28 sentences framed a figure as a gain and 14 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

• Trump casts doubt on election results after saying he was ‘absolutely willing’ to accept them 93 Mon, Nov 9, 4:07 PM ET
• Rep. Massie unveils impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth 100 short Mon, Nov 9, 3:14 PM ET
• Supreme Court paves way for Trump to build a section of his border wall in the Big Bend area of Texas 97 Mon, Nov 9, 2:54 PM ET
• GOP Rep. Thomas Massie files impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth 100 Mon, Nov 9, 2:29 PM ET
• Democratic lawmakers seek to restore deportation protections to Afghans in the U.S. 100 Mon, Nov 9, 1:30 PM ET
• Slotkin lawyer warns Blanche not to obey Trump’s ‘frivolous’ demand to investigate her 97 Mon, Nov 9, 1:04 PM ET
• Supreme Court set to pare back federal inmates’s ability to sue officials 93 Mon, Nov 9, 12:29 PM ET
• Tied Minnesota Mayor Election to Be Decided by Random Drawing 100 short Mon, Nov 9, 11:32 AM ET
• Biden says Trump’s Jan. 6 actions ‘should follow him to his grave’ 97 Mon, Nov 9, 8:54 AM ET
• Nvidia Announces Investigation Into CEO Over Ties to Chinese Spy 55 short Mon, Nov 9, 7:17 AM ET
• Trump Blames Midterm Losses on Immigration: 'It Was Too Tough' 100 short Mon, Nov 9, 7:15 AM ET
• Joe Biden to scale back book tour as cancer ‘slows me down’ 100 Mon, Nov 9, 4:53 AM ET
• Trump says deportations were ‘too tough’ and hurt him in midterms 92 Sun, Nov 8, 9:28 PM ET
• Trump tells ‘60 Minutes’ his deportation policy ‘was too tough’ 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:16 PM ET
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he is a ‘hard yes’ on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 100 Sun, Nov 8, 2:17 PM ET
• Democrats won big on Election Day. But can they agree on AI? 91 Sun, Nov 8, 11:00 AM ET
• Post Game: ‘Treacherous territory for the administration’ 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 10:40 AM ET
• San Francisco Mayor on Efforts to Revitalize the City 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:59 AM ET
• Shapiro 2028? Pennsylvania Gov. says he’s focused on the commonwealth ‘right now’ 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:48 AM ET
• Josh Shapiro: There’s ‘no question’ Democrats are ‘lining up’ to primary Sen. Fetterman in 2028 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:46 AM ET
• Josh Shapiro: Sec. Hegseth behaving like ‘eight-year-old playing with toy soldiers’ 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:45 AM ET
• Bernie Sanders says ‘we cannot spend all of our time investigating Trump’ as Dems prepare to govern 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:37 AM ET
• Adam Hamilton says Chuck Schumer is a ‘divisive figure,’ calls for a leader who can 'unite' Dems 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:11 AM ET
• Adam Hamilton says 'sense of common decency' fueled his historic campaign victory 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:10 AM ET
• Adam Hamilton on how faith will shape ‘who I am in Washington D.C.’ as Kansas’ senator 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 9:09 AM ET
• Gov. Josh Shapiro urges Democrats to prioritize healthcare, food assistance 100 Sun, Nov 8, 9:00 AM ET
• Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton says he’d be ‘deeply disappointed’ if Democrats spent two years investigating Trump 100 Sun, Nov 8, 8:55 AM ET
• What's Next for Trump Administration After Midterms Loss? 100 short Sun, Nov 8, 8:27 AM ET
• Trump Signals He'll Go to Battle With Dems Over Investigations 87 short Sun, Nov 8, 8:27 AM ET
• James Talarico, who led Democratic upset in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, kicks off ‘SNL’ 100 Sun, Nov 8, 1:09 AM ET
• Trump offers press secretary position to UFC head Dana White 100 Sat, Nov 7, 4:39 PM ET
• Armed man arrested near White House for allegedly threatening Trump 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 6:53 PM ET
• The White House’s post-election shake-up: From the Politics Desk 91 Fri, Nov 6, 5:00 PM ET
• Newly-elected House Dem: Trump didn't listen to voters in elevating Stephen Miller 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 4:46 PM ET
• Trump names Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff after midterm losses 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 4:26 PM ET
• South Florida candidate sues election official, alleging bias in a contentious, razor-thin race 100 Fri, Nov 6, 4:10 PM ET
• Sen. Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke 100 Fri, Nov 6, 2:53 PM ET
• Wiles’ significance as Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 2:30 PM ET
• Stephen Miller named as new White House chief of staff 100 short Fri, Nov 6, 2:15 PM ET
• Trump names Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles 100 Fri, Nov 6, 2:00 PM ET