ABC News (Australia) says the White House 'reinstated' CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Its own headline, and every other report, says they were barred
A federal judge ordered the White House to restore the three outlets' access at about 1 a.m. on Thursday. The New York Times, the Guardian, The Independent and Reuters all say the outlets' reporters were turned away later that morning. Der Standard says entry was refused 'initially'. One ABC News (Australia) report says two opposite things. Its headline says the reporters are still barred, and its first line says they have been reinstated.
What most reports say. A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico around 1 a.m. Thursday, the New York Times reports. It says "none were granted entry later that morning." A court filing by the outlets, quoted by the Guardian, says reporters from all three "were turned away" and that Secret Service agents confiscated their hard passes.
Where the accounts split.
| Outlet | What it says | Barred? |
|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | "none were granted entry" | Yes, stated flat |
| The Guardian | "turned away", quoting the filing; defiance of the order is "apparent" | Yes |
| The Independent | White House "denies access" | Yes |
| Reuters (HotNews.ro and LBCI repeat it) | "barred"; outlets seek a hearing | Yes |
| Der Standard | entry refused "zunächst", meaning initially | At first |
| ABC News (Australia) | headline: "still barred"; first line: "reinstated" | Both |
Who stood at the door. Only the filing, as the Guardian quotes it, names who: Secret Service agents. Three headlines name the White House. The New York Times names no one at the gate.
Vance. Only The Jerusalem Post says Vice President JD Vance was "allegedly" the official behind the Politico report that led to the ban. It does not say who makes that allegation.
Not settled. We do not know whether the reporters got in later on Thursday. Der Standard's "initially" and ABC's "reinstated" suggest they may have. No report we hold says when or how. We also hold no White House explanation for turning them away.
This story is about whether the White House obeyed a court order to let three news organisations back into the building.
How it got here. Reporters who cover the US president work inside the White House. Regular correspondents carry a "hard pass", a permanent credential that gets them through the gates. The Secret Service guards the building and controls who enters. A smaller, rotating "pool" of reporters follows the president where the full press corps cannot fit. There is precedent for a fight like this. In 2025 the White House cut the Associated Press out of the pool because the agency kept using the name "Gulf of Mexico", and the AP went to court.
This time President Donald Trump banned three outlets outright: CNN, MS NOW (the channel formerly called MSNBC) and Politico. According to the reports we hold, the White House justified the ban by pointing to a Politico report. None of them says what that report contained. The outlets sued. They argued that the ban breaches the First Amendment, which protects the press from government, and the Fifth Amendment, which guarantees due process. On Wednesday night a federal judge found the ban likely unconstitutional and ordered access restored immediately. Der Standard reports that the ban was suspended for 14 days.
The actors. - The White House decides who gets press access. - The Secret Service staffs the gates. - CNN, MS NOW and Politico are the three barred outlets and the plaintiffs. - The federal court issued the order, which binds the administration.
What is at stake. The case tests whether a government can choose which reporters get close to the president. It also tests whether a court order on that question is obeyed on the morning it takes effect. If the refusal stands, the order means little in practice. If the court enforces it, the ban is on hold while the case continues.
Where it stands. On Thursday the outlets asked for an emergency hearing. Whether any of their reporters got in later that day is not settled in anything we hold.
What is being argued about
- Whether the three outlets were kept out on Thursday or let back in
- Who turned the reporters away: the White House, or the Secret Service agents named in the court filing
- Whether the refusal defied the judge's order, which the Guardian calls 'apparent' defiance
- Whether JD Vance was the official behind the Politico report cited for the ban
Barred, or let back in: six outlets, one Thursday morningSide by side
| Outlet | What it said | Hedged? |
|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | "none were granted entry later that morning" | No |
| The Guardian | reporters "were turned away" (quoting the outlets' filing) | Defiance called "apparent" |
| The Independent | White House "denies access" | No |
| Reuters | outlets seek hearing "after being barred" | No |
| Der Standard | entry refused "zunächst" (initially) | Yes, in time |
| ABC News (Australia) | headline "still barred"; first line "reinstated" | Contradicts itself |
HotNews.ro and LBCI repeat the Reuters account. They are counted once, with Reuters, not as separate confirmation.
Sources
The New York Times
The New York Times
🇺🇸US ·
newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
newspaper · independent
News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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The Independent
The Independent
🇬🇧UK ·
digital · independent
White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
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What we have measured
Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1
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Reuters
Reuters
🇺🇸US ·
wire · independent
CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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Der Standard
Der Standard
🇦🇹AT ·
newspaper · independent
Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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The New York Times
Centre-left
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The New York Times
🇺🇸US ·
newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
newspaper · independent
News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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The Independent
Centre-left
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The Independent
🇬🇧UK ·
digital · independent
White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
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What we have measured
Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1
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Reuters
Centre
estimate · not a score
Reuters
🇺🇸US ·
wire · independent
CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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Centre-left
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Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
Centre
estimate · not a score
ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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From the 1 a.m. order to the Vance reportTimeline
- 2026-09-23— no time published; 'Wednesday evening' per HotNews.ro Federal judge Rules the ban likely unconstitutional and orders access restored immediatelyNone
- 2026-09-24about 01:00 local time, per The New York Times Federal court Order to reverse the ban takes effectNone
- 2026-09-24— no time published; 'Thursday morning' CNN, MS NOW, Politico (court filing) Reporters turned away; Secret Service agents confiscate hard passesas quoted by the Guardian
- 2026-09-2413:56 published time, UTC Der Standard Entry refused 'initially'None
- 2026-09-2414:01 published time, UTC The New York Times 'Still bars' the three outletsNone
- 2026-09-2414:10 published time, UTC ABC News (Australia) Headline 'still barred'; first line 'reinstated'None
- 2026-09-2414:19 published time, UTC Reuters Outlets seek a court hearing after being barredNone
- 2026-09-2416:32 published time, UTC The Jerusalem Post Names Vance, 'allegedly', as the official behind the Politico reportNone
No report we hold says whether anyone got in after the morning refusal.
Sources
HotNews.ro
HotNews.ro
🇷🇴RO ·
digital · independent
Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul
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What we have measured
Accusation unanswered AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried. ×1Actor named Names the blocs that refuse any exemption ×1Anonymous sourcing The jamming device found in his car rests on unnamed judicial sources, relayed through a news agency. ×1Asserted not attributed the outcome is declared settled before voting opens ×1
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The New York Times
The New York Times
🇺🇸US ·
newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
newspaper · independent
News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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Der Standard
Der Standard
🇦🇹AT ·
newspaper · independent
Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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Reuters
Reuters
🇺🇸US ·
wire · independent
CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
🇮🇱IL ·
newspaper · independent
VP JD Vance named as official behind Politico article used to justify White House press ban
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What we have measured
A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1
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HotNews.ro
Centre
estimate · not a score
HotNews.ro
🇷🇴RO ·
digital · independent
Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul
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What we have measured
Accusation unanswered AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried. ×1Actor named Names the blocs that refuse any exemption ×1Anonymous sourcing The jamming device found in his car rests on unnamed judicial sources, relayed through a news agency. ×1Asserted not attributed the outcome is declared settled before voting opens ×1
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
🇺🇸US ·
newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
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News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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Centre-left
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Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
Centre
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ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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Reuters
Centre
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Reuters
🇺🇸US ·
wire · independent
CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right
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The Jerusalem Post
🇮🇱IL ·
newspaper · independent
VP JD Vance named as official behind Politico article used to justify White House press ban
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What we have measured
A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
Barred, or let back in
Seven reports say the reporters were turned away on Thursday. One report's headline says they were barred while its text says they were let back in. One says they were refused only 'at first'. We do not hold a report that settles whether they got in later.
7 reports saying reporters were turned away
1 reports saying access was restored
1 reports saying 'at first'
Who did the barring
Three headlines name the White House as the one keeping the reporters out. One report names the Secret Service agents who took the passes, citing a court filing. Three give no actor.
3 reports naming the White House
1 reports naming the Secret Service
3 reports naming no one
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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The New York Times
The New York Times
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newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
newspaper · independent
News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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The Independent
The Independent
🇬🇧UK ·
digital · independent
White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
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What we have measured
Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1
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Der Standard
Der Standard
🇦🇹AT ·
newspaper · independent
Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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HotNews.ro
HotNews.ro
🇷🇴RO ·
digital · independent
Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul
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What we have measured
Accusation unanswered AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried. ×1Actor named Names the blocs that refuse any exemption ×1Anonymous sourcing The jamming device found in his car rests on unnamed judicial sources, relayed through a news agency. ×1Asserted not attributed the outcome is declared settled before voting opens ×1
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Reuters
Reuters
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wire · independent
CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
رويترز: شبكات سي إن إن وإم إس ناو وبوليتكو تطلب عقد جلسة محكمة عاجلة بعد منعها من دخول حرم البيت الأبيض اليوم
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What we have measured
Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1
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The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
🇮🇱IL ·
newspaper · independent
VP JD Vance named as official behind Politico article used to justify White House press ban
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What we have measured
A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1
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ABC News (Australia)
Centre
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ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
🇺🇸US ·
newspaper · independent
White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
🇬🇧UK ·
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News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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The Independent
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The Independent
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White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
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What we have measured
Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1
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Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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HotNews.ro
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HotNews.ro
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Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul
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What we have measured
Accusation unanswered AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried. ×1Actor named Names the blocs that refuse any exemption ×1Anonymous sourcing The jamming device found in his car rests on unnamed judicial sources, relayed through a news agency. ×1Asserted not attributed the outcome is declared settled before voting opens ×1
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Reuters
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Reuters
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CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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TV/radio · independent
رويترز: شبكات سي إن إن وإم إس ناو وبوليتكو تطلب عقد جلسة محكمة عاجلة بعد منعها من دخول حرم البيت الأبيض اليوم
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What we have measured
Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1
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The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post
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VP JD Vance named as official behind Politico article used to justify White House press ban
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What we have measured
A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1
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Claims and verdicts
No claims registered.
Who wrote it
A
Ana Teșcan
HotNews.ro
HotNews.ro
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation unanswered
AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried.×1
Asserted vs attributed
a different cause from the one in its own headline, stated flat in the outlet's voice×1
Attribution verb
'accuses' used for a claim about a plot involving the president, which the report does not test×1
Cause stated flat
war named as the driver in the outlet's own voice×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 unverified1 true
From 219 reports we hold under this byline, at
HotNews.ro. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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A
Alex Woodward
The Independent
The Independent
No independent reading has coded a report under this byline yet.
We do not infer a journalist's views from the outlet that employs them.
From 143 reports we hold under this byline, at
The Independent. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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C
Chris Hippensteel
The Guardian
The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anonymous attribution
the Iran warning rests on an unnamed official×1
Evaluation stated flat
A judgement about the tone of the visit is stated as fact, not attributed×1
Hedge
The report hedges the defiance of the order as 'apparent'. The filing it quotes names Secret Service agents as the ones confiscating passes.×1
Hedge
The defiance of the court is hedged as 'apparent'.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 14 reports we hold under this byline, at
The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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S
Shannon Ho
The Guardian
The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Hedge
The defiance of the court is hedged as 'apparent'.×1
Hedge
The report hedges the defiance of the order as 'apparent'. The filing it quotes names Secret Service agents as the ones confiscating passes.×1
From 2 reports we hold under this byline, at
The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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T
Taz Ali
The Guardian
The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Hedge
The defiance of the court is hedged as 'apparent'.×1
Hedge
The report hedges the defiance of the order as 'apparent'. The filing it quotes names Secret Service agents as the ones confiscating passes.×1
How hard the claim is stated
The Israeli prime minister's own words hedge the crash intent ('it appears'), which some headlines state without the hedge×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at
The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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M
Michael M. Grynbaum
The New York Times
The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named for the ban
The President is named as the one who imposed the ban, and a judge as the one who reversed it.×1
Asserted in the reporter's voice
escalation and war on the media stated flat; the legal challenge hedged×1
Asserted in the report's own voice
Escalation, a war on the media and a probable legal challenge are all stated without attribution in the standfirst×1
Headline state
Headline says flat that the ban still holds; later reports say reporters were let back in×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed3 unverified5 true
From 24 reports we hold under this byline, at
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Coverage, outlet by outlet
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right
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The Jerusalem Post
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VP JD Vance named as official behind Politico article used to justify White House press ban
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What we have measured
A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1
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— independentThe only report to name JD Vance, 'allegedly', as the official behind the Politico report cited for the ban.
US Vice President JD Vance was allegedly the anonymous senior administration official behind a Politico report that the White House later cited as an example to justify stripping the outlet of its press access, media newsletter Status reported Wednesday.The identification adds a new element to the dispute over President Donald Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The administration accused the outlets of publishing false or misleading reporting and, in Politico's case, pointed to six articles that it said had threatened national security or spread falsehoods.O
Hedge: The claim that Vance was behind the story is hedged with 'allegedly'. The report does not say whose allegation it is. — “VP Vance was allegedly the senior Trump administration official”
Hedge: Vance's role behind the article that set off the ban is hedged as 'allegedly'. The report does not say who alleges it. — “VP Vance was allegedly the senior Trump administration official”
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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-909605
Reuters
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Reuters
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CNN, Politico, MS NOW seek court hearing after being barred from White House, court filing says
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What we have measured
Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1
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— independentReports that the three outlets are seeking a court hearing after being barred, citing the filing.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/cnn-politico-ms-now-seek-court-hearing-af…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
رويترز: شبكات سي إن إن وإم إس ناو وبوليتكو تطلب عقد جلسة محكمة عاجلة بعد منعها من دخول حرم البيت الأبيض اليوم
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What we have measured
Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1
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https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959528/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
HotNews.ro
Centre
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HotNews.ro
🇷🇴RO ·
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Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul
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What we have measured
Accusation unanswered AUR's claim of a plan agreed between the president and PSD runs in the headline and lede. No reply from the president is carried. ×1Actor named Names the blocs that refuse any exemption ×1Anonymous sourcing The jamming device found in his car rests on unnamed judicial sources, relayed through a news agency. ×1Asserted not attributed the outcome is declared settled before voting opens ×1
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— independentRepeats the Reuters account in Romanian. Says the ruling came on Wednesday evening and names no one at the door.
Donald Trump, în cadrul unei conferințe de presă la Casa Albă din Washington, D.C., pe 6 aprilie 2026. FOTO: Li Rui / Xinhua News / Profimedia Actualitate Jurnaliştii Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsaţi să intre în Casa Albă, nici după ce un judecător federal le-a restabilit accesul Ana Teșcan Publicat 24.09.2026 17:17 · Actualizat 24.09.2026 17:29 Adaugă-ne ca sursă preferată în Google Urmărește-ne în Google Discover Reporterii de la Politico, MS NOW şi CNN nu au fost lăsați să intre în Casa Albă nici joi, după ce un judecător a considerat că interdicţia impusă de preşedintele Donald Tr
No actor named: Passive voice. The report does not say who kept the reporters out. — “nu au fost lăsați să intre în Casa Albă nici joi”
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The Independent
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The Independent
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White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
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What we have measured
Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1
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— independent
White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban
Says the lawsuit alleges violations of the First and Fifth Amendments.
News World Americas US politics White House denies access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico despite judge ruling against Trump’s media ban Federal judge ordered Trump administration to return press passes after lawsuit alleges First and Fifth Amendment violations Alex Woodward in New York Thursday 24 September 2026 15:10 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover MS NOW reporter blocked from White House despite court order against Trump's media ban Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and storie
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ABC News (Australia)
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ABC News (Australia)
🇦🇺AU ·
public broadcaster · public-service
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling
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What we have measured
Actor label and hedge The same man is called 'far-right' and named by his legal name. The act is hedged with 'allegedly', where the longer report states it flat. ×1A different count, stated flat one dead and 140 missing, unattributed, earliest of the four ×1Affected counted The only report to count the local people affected ×1Are the dead named one of the dead named, through a relative at the hospital ×1
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— public-serviceThe only report saying the reporters were 'reinstated'. Its own headline says they are 'still barred'.
Reporters still barred from White House despite court ruling Topic:World Politics Posted Fri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:10amFri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:10amFri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:10am, updated Fri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:21amFri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:21amFri 25 Sep 2026 at 12:21am Despite a court ruling the day before, reporters were blocked by the secret service when trying to enter the White House grounds. In short: Reporters from Politico, MS Now and CNN remained barred from the White House on Thursday. A journalist from Politico reported having their credentials confiscated when attempting to enter the building. A
Headline contradicts body: The headline says the reporters are still barred. The first line says they were let back in. — “The White House has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico”
Headline contradicts body: The headline says reporters are still barred. The body says the White House has reinstated them. — “The White House has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico”
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
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News outlets banned from White House seek emergency hearing after being denied entry despite judge’s order – live
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What we have measured
Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1
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— independentQuotes the outlets' court filing: reporters 'turned away', and Secret Service agents confiscated hard passes. Calls the defiance 'apparent'.
Lawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the White House have requested an emergency hearing after several journalists were turned away from the building Thursday morning, in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order to restore their access. “This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes had not previously been confiscated,” a new court filing read.
Hedge: The defiance of the court is hedged as 'apparent'. — “in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order”
Hedge: The report hedges the defiance of the order as 'apparent'. The filing it quotes names Secret Service agents as the ones confiscating passes. — “in apparent defiance of a federal judge’s order to restore their access”
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
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White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling
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What we have measured
Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1
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— independentGives the time of the order, around 1 a.m. Thursday, and states flat that none of the outlets got in that morning.
A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on the three news outlets around 1 a.m. Thursday, but none were granted entry later that morning.
Stated flat: The refusal is stated as fact, with a time given. — “but none were granted entry later that morning”
No actor named: Trump is named in the court order. The refusal at the door names no actor. — “none were granted entry later that morning”
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Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus
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What we have measured
Actor named NATO is named as acting; it 'foiled' the manoeuvre ×1Actor named dead uncounted The US is named as the attacker and stated flat, but the dead schoolchildren are neither counted nor named ×1Actors left unnamed the three requesting states are counted, never named ×1Aim attributed and quoted the stated aim is in quotation marks and marked as the service's account ×1
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— independentSays the judge suspended the ban for 14 days, and that entry was refused 'initially'.
Pressefreiheit Trotz Richterspruch: Weißes Haus sperrt Journalisten von Politico, CNN und MS NOW aus Ein Bezirksrichter hatte das Verbot für 14 Tage ausgesetzt. Dennoch haben Sicherheitskräfte des Weißen Hauses Journalisten von Politico, MS NOW und CNN den Zutritt am Donnerstag verweigert Die MS-NOW-Reporterin Laura Barrón-Lopez erklärte, dass es unklar sei, ob die Zutrittsverweigerung ein bewusster Verstoß gegen den Gerichtsbeschluss oder ein technischer Fehler im Einlasssystem sei. AFP/MANDEL NGAN Washington – Trotz einer anderslautenden Gerichtsentscheidung haben Sicherheitskräfte des Weiße
Time qualifier: 'At first' implies entry came later. The report does not say it did. — “den Zutritt am Donnerstag zunächst verweigert”
Time qualifier: 'Initially' implies the refusal may have been reversed. No other report carries this. — “Dennoch hatten Sicherheitskräfte Journalisten von Politico, MS NOW und CNN den Zutritt am Donnerstag zunächst verweigert”
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International Court of Justice
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International Court of Justice
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International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Court
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What we have measured
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UN News
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UN News
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What we have measured
Actors named Names both vetoing states and the sponsor, and says what the draft would have created ×1Asserted versus attributed share of women and children among the dead given with no source ×1Asserted vs attributed Israel named as acting, stated in the report's own voice ×1Asymmetric verb The Iranian government's crimes are 'confirmed'. The US finding is only 'reasonable grounds'. The two findings are weighted differently in one sentence. ×1
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