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Bailey quit the FBI over demoted agents, MSNBC's sources say; he left for his family, says the Examiner's source

Andrew Bailey, one of two FBI deputy directors, stepped down on Monday after about a year. Two outlets give opposite reasons, and both reasons come from unnamed sources. The other four reports we hold give no reason.

FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted
FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted as published by MSNBC · seen at MSNBC
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What is agreed. Andrew Bailey is leaving the FBI about a year after he joined. The Washington Examiner, The Hill, Reuters, The New York Times and The Washington Post all report it. His own post on X, quoted by the Examiner and The Hill, says he is "stepping down to return to my family in Missouri".

Where they split. On the reason, and even on the job.

Outlet His title Reason given Sourced to
MSNBC co-deputy director frustration over demoted agents unnamed sources
Washington Examiner co-deputy director more time with family unnamed source; Bailey's post
The Hill deputy director none beyond his post Bailey's post
Reuters deputy chief none in the headline we hold —
New York Times "a Deputy Director" in a three-person team none —
Washington Post "No. 2 at FBI" none; "latest shake-up" —

The demotions. MSNBC and the Examiner report that two senior counterterrorism supervisors in the Washington Field Office were moved over how they handled harassing calls to Katie Miller. The Examiner quotes field office chief Darren Cox, who says the decision was made in the field office and not ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel. The Examiner's unnamed source calls MSNBC's account "complete bulls***".

What is not settled. Only Bailey is named giving a reason, and his post mentions only his family. No report names who ordered the demotions. None quotes the demoted agents. For four of the six reports we hold only the opening lines.

What this is about. One of the people running the FBI, America's main federal police and domestic intelligence agency, has quit. Outlets disagree on why.

How it got here. The FBI is part of the Justice Department. The president appoints its director and the Senate confirms them. Kash Patel, a long-time ally of Donald Trump, became director in February 2025, early in Trump's second term. The deputy director is the bureau's second-ranking post. It had long gone to a career agent, but under Patel it went to Dan Bongino, a podcaster and former Secret Service agent.

In August 2025 Andrew Bailey was appointed to serve alongside him. The Washington Examiner calls this an "unusual arrangement": two officials sharing the No. 2 post. Bailey had been Missouri's Republican attorney general since 2023, and the Examiner describes him as an ally of President Trump. The Examiner reports that Bongino left in January. Christopher Raia, who had led the FBI's New York field office, then took his half of the post.

The actors. - Bailey. The Examiner says he had recently been leading the bureau's election investigations. - Patel. The Examiner says Democrats keep criticising him over the bureau's direction and its personnel changes. - Katie Miller, wife of senior White House aide Stephen Miller. MSNBC and the Examiner report that an investigation into allegedly harassing calls to her led to the demotion of two supervisors in the Washington Field Office.

What is at stake. Did a senior official leave over how agents were treated in a case involving a White House aide's family, or for personal reasons? The answer also bears on who runs the FBI's election work before the midterm elections on 3 November.

Where it stands. Bailey announced his exit on X on 28 September. None of the reports we hold names a successor.

What is being argued about

  • Why Bailey left: anger at demoted agents, or family
  • Who ordered the demotion of two counterterrorism supervisors
  • What his job was: co-deputy, No. 2, or one of three leaders
  • Turnover at the top of Kash Patel's FBI
Six reports, two reasons, four with noneSide by side
OutletWhy he leftWho says so
MSNBCFrustrated with the recent demotion of veteran counterterrorism agents"according to sources"
Washington Examiner"to spend more time with his family""a source familiar with the matter"; Bailey's post
The HillNo reason beyond Bailey's postBailey, on X
ReutersNo reason in the headline we hold—
The New York TimesNo reason; "lasted barely a year"—
The Washington PostNo reason; "latest shake-up at bureau"—
For The Hill, Reuters, the Times and the Post we hold only the opening lines.
Sources MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → 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 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, No. 2 at FBI, resigns in latest shake-up at bureau Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
From appointment to exitTimeline
  1. 2025-08— no time published Andrew Bailey Appointed to serve alongside then-Deputy Director Dan BonginoWashington Examiner
  2. 2026-01— no time published Dan Bongino Leaves; Christopher Raia takes his half of the postWashington Examiner
  3. 2026-09-2815:28 published time Washington Examiner Family reason, from an unnamed sourceSays MSNBC reported the exit first
  4. 2026-09-2815:59 published time The Washington Post "Latest shake-up at bureau"
  5. 2026-09-2816:23 published time The New York Times "Lasted barely a year"
  6. 2026-09-2816:25 published time MSNBC Resigned after agents on the Katie Miller case were demotedUnnamed sources
  7. 2026-09-2816:30 published time Reuters "Just over a year with agency"
  8. 2026-09-2816:31 published time The Hill Bailey's own post on X
Times on 28 September are when each report was published, in UTC.
Sources Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, No. 2 at FBI, resigns in latest shake-up at bureau Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → 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 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Two reasons, both from unnamed sources

One report puts the demotions in its headline. Another carries the family reason and an unnamed denial of the first report's account. Neither reason comes from a named person other than Bailey's own post, and four reports give no reason at all.

1 reports that tie the exit to the demotions 1 reports that give the family reason 4 reports that give no reason 0 named sources for either reason besides Bailey
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → 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 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, No. 2 at FBI, resigns in latest shake-up at bureau Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Andrew Bailey is leaving his post as FBI co-deputy director about a year after he was appointed.
The Washington Examiner, The Hill, Reuters, The New York Times and The Washington Post all report the departure, and the Examiner and The Hill quote Bailey's own post on X announcing it. Four of these five reports agree on the timing of 'roughly' or 'barely' a year, and none contradicts it.
Checked against 5 sources:
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → 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 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, No. 2 at FBI, resigns in latest shake-up at bureau Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
disputed Bailey left partly because he was frustrated that counterterrorism agents working on the case about Stephen Miller's wife had been demoted.
MSNBC reports this, citing unnamed sources. The Washington Examiner quotes its own unnamed source calling that account 'complete bulls***', and Bailey's statement says he is going home to his family in Missouri.
Checked against 2 sources:
MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true Two senior counterterrorism supervisors at the FBI's Washington Field Office were demoted or reassigned over how they handled an investigation into harassing calls to Katie Miller.
MSNBC's headline and the Washington Examiner both report the demotions. The Examiner quotes field office chief Darren Cox confirming the decision and saying it was made inside the field office, not ordered by Patel.
Checked against 2 sources:
MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

M Max Rego The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out×1
Asymmetric labelling the Democratic leader is given his state without a party letter, where the same-shaped report on the Speaker gives party and state×1
Attributed prediction The six-month exit is Kennedy's prediction and is attributed to him×1
Cost acknowledged the costs are stated as prices, not as lives×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading3 disputed5 unverified8 true
From 229 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
C Carol Leonnig MSNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline causation The headline links the exit to the demotions as fact. The body pins that link on unnamed sources.×1
Reason for exit Gives frustration over the agents' demotions as the reason, from unnamed sources×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 true
From 10 reports we hold under this byline, at MSNBC. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
K Ken Dilanian MSNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline causation The headline links the exit to the demotions as fact. The body pins that link on unnamed sources.×1
Reason for exit Gives frustration over the agents' demotions as the reason, from unnamed sources×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 true
From 15 reports we hold under this byline, at MSNBC. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Alan Feuer The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Evaluative word Judges the tenure in the report's own voice×1
Tenure framing Presents a one-year tenure as short, stated flat×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 15 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
C Charlie Savage The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Evaluative word Judges the tenure in the report's own voice×1
Tenure framing Presents a one-year tenure as short, stated flat×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 9 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
D Devlin Barrett The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Evaluative word Judges the tenure in the report's own voice×1
Tenure framing Presents a one-year tenure as short, stated flat×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 17 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
G Glenn Thrush The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Evaluative word Judges the tenure in the report's own voice×1
Tenure framing Presents a one-year tenure as short, stated flat×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 9 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J Jeremy Roebuck The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline frame Presents the exit as part of a pattern at the bureau×1
Headline framing The headline places the exit in a pattern of turnover and does not name one×1
No actor named The report calls Smith's prosecutions 'derailed' without saying who or what stopped them.×1
No actor named The report says Smith's cases were 'derailed' but does not say who or what derailed them.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 14 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
P Perry Stein The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline emphasis headline carries diGenova's promise that the probe goes on×1
Headline frame Presents the exit as part of a pattern at the bureau×1
Headline framing The headline places the exit in a pattern of turnover and does not name one×1
Label for person Uses 'loyalist'. Another report uses 'ally'. Each word says something different about the tie.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified2 true
From 11 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
K Kaelan Deese Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
A figure with what it counts the scale number is dated and sourced to the decision×1
Asymmetric verb The rival report's account gets 'claimed'. The unnamed source's denial is printed as a flat quote.×1
Both accounts attributed gives the officials' account and the witnesses' account the same 'said' treatment, one after the other×1
Characterisation in reporter's voice The closing line calls Smith's tactics 'aggressive' as a plain statement, not as a quote from anyone.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed1 unverified7 true
From 65 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 1 report we hold carries no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Uses Bailey's own post as the whole account, including his thanks to Attorney General Todd Blanche.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration. Bailey, in a post on social platform X, thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel “for the opportunity to serve” in the post. “With great pride in what we have…
Whose account: Uses Bailey's own post as the whole account and gives no reason for the exit — “FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration.”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6115476-fbi-deputy-director…
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent FBI deputy chief Bailey to resign after just over a year with agency · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Calls him the FBI's "deputy chief" and says he stayed "just over a year".
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-deputy-chief-bailey-resign-2026-09…
MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent FBI’s co-deputy director resigns after agents assigned to case on Stephen Miller’s wife demoted Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that links the exit to the demotion of agents on the Katie Miller case. It cites unnamed sources.
FBI Co--Deputy Director and former Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey is leaving his post to spend more time with his family. Bailey announced his departure in a post on X on Monday. According to two people familiar with his departure, Bailey had also been annoyed by the recent demotions of two senior counterterrorism agents in the FBI Washington Field Office. MS NOW reported that the two veteran supervisors were removed from their jobs because FBI leadership was dissatisfied with their handling of a threat assessment involving harassing phone calls made to the wife of White House officia
Headline causation: The headline links the exit to the demotions as fact. The body pins that link on unnamed sources. — “Andrew Bailey was frustrated with the recent demotion of veteran FBI counterterrorism agents, according to sources.”
Reason for exit: Gives frustration over the agents' demotions as the reason, from unnamed sources — “Andrew Bailey was frustrated with the recent demotion of veteran FBI counterterrorism agents, according to sources.”
Read it at MSNBC → https://www.ms.now/news/fbis-co-deputy-director-resigns-after-agents-as…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → 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 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to describe a three-person leadership team. It says he "lasted barely a year".
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
Evaluative word: Judges the tenure in the report's own voice — “lasted barely a year”
Tenure framing: Presents a one-year tenure as short, stated flat — “lasted barely a year.”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/andrew-bailey-fbi-patel-…
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Andrew Bailey, No. 2 at FBI, resigns in latest shake-up at bureau Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Calls him "No. 2 at FBI" and calls the exit the "latest shake-up at bureau" without naming the earlier ones.
Bailey, the former Missouri attorney general, was hired for the leadership role about a year ago.
Headline frame: Presents the exit as part of a pattern at the bureau — “resigns in latest shake-up at bureau”
Headline framing: The headline places the exit in a pattern of turnover and does not name one — “resigns in latest shake-up at bureau”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/28/andrew-bail…
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Gives the family reason from an unnamed source, flatly denies MSNBC's account, and quotes the field office chief saying Patel did not order the demotions.
FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is leaving the bureau roughly one year after joining Director Kash Patel’s leadership team, a source familiar with the matter confirmed. Bailey, a former Republican attorney general of Missouri and an ally of President Donald Trump, told colleagues Monday that he was departing to spend more time with his family, a source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner. Recommended Stories FBI co-deputy director resigns one year into working under Patel Federal court allows Jewish charter school to move forward in Oklahoma Authorities investigating inc
Stated reason: Gives the family reason, through an unnamed source and Bailey's own post — “told colleagues Monday that he was departing to spend more time with his family”
Asymmetric verb: The rival report's account gets 'claimed'. The unnamed source's denial is printed as a flat quote. — “The narrative that Bailey was leaving because he was “annoyed” by those personnel decisions was “complete bulls***,” the source said.”
Official voice: The only named official on the demotions clears the director — “Washington Field Office chief Darren Cox said the decision was made within the field office and was not ordered by Patel.”
Reason for exit: Gives family as the reason and prints an unnamed source's flat denial of the frustration account — “The narrative that Bailey was leaving because he was “annoyed” by those personnel decisions was “complete bulls***,” the source said.”
No actor named: The demotion has no actor named and is hedged with 'reportedly'. The only person who speaks to it is the field office chief, who says the director did not order it. — “The supervisors were reportedly demoted and transferred to bureau headquarters amid dissatisfaction with the investigation’s pace.”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4744980/fbi-co-deputy-d…
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Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 361 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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