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Mother Jones calls Missouri's blocked map a 'MAGA' gerrymander; the Post, NPR and The Hill call it GOP-backed

The Supreme Court has blocked Missouri's new congressional map, and the state will vote in November under its old one. All four reports we hold say so. They do not agree on what to call the map, or on whose voice should be heard.

SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri
SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri as published by Mother Jones · seen at Mother Jones
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What is agreed. The Washington Post, NPR and Mother Jones report that the Supreme Court blocked the map. The Hill quotes Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) saying the decision "means Missouri will conduct its November general election under" its old map. All 4 reports carry that outcome.

Where they differ. Each report uses its own word for the map and its own verb for the ruling.

Outlet The map The Court
Washington Post "favoring GOP" "blocks … for third time"
NPR "GOP-backed" "rejects"
Mother Jones "MAGA Map", "ultra-gerrymandered" "Smacks Down"
The Hill "GOP-favored" "blocked again"
  • Mother Jones is the only report to call the map a gerrymander, and it says so in its own voice.
  • It is also the only one to name Trump. It says the redraw came "at President Donald Trump's urging".
  • NPR's headline says the ruling is "preserving key seat for Democrats". Its first line says "possibly".

Who is heard. The Hill quotes the Republican governor. None of the 4 reports quotes the people who challenged the map.

What is not settled. - The vote. Only Mother Jones says there were "no noted dissents". The other three do not give the vote. - "Third time". The Post's headline says so. We hold no report that lists the earlier rulings. - The grounds. No report we hold says why the Court ruled as it did. - We could not read Reuters or MSNBC on this story.

What this is about. Whether Missouri elects its members of the US House this November on a map its Republican legislature drew in 2025, or on the map it used before.

How it got here. States normally redraw congressional districts once a decade, after the census. The last redraw followed the 2020 census. In 2025, Republican-led states began redrawing in the middle of the decade, starting with Texas. Mother Jones reports that Missouri's GOP-led legislature redrew its map "at President Donald Trump's urging", to give Republicans another seat. The new map broke up the Kansas City district held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. Opponents fought the map in two ways: with a petition to put it to a statewide vote, and in court. The Washington Post calls what followed "a complicated legal fight".

Who is involved. - Missouri's Republican legislature and Gov. Mike Kehoe. The Hill reports that Kehoe "championed" the redraw. - The challengers. These are the voters and groups who opposed the map. No report we hold names them or quotes them. - The US Supreme Court, the country's highest court. In 2019 it ruled that federal courts cannot decide claims of partisan gerrymandering, so fights like this one usually turn on state law and procedure. We hold no report on the grounds of this ruling.

What is at stake. Control of the House. Republicans hold a narrow majority there, so a single seat can matter. NPR says the ruling is "possibly giving Democrats a boost in their effort to win the House".

Where it stands. Mother Jones says the saga "is over". Missouri votes on its old map in November. The governor says the decision is "disappointing".

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • What to call the map: 'GOP-backed' or 'ultra-gerrymandered'
  • Whether the ruling saves a Democratic seat or only possibly does
  • How the justices split, which only one report gives
  • Why no report quotes the map's challengers
One ruling, four headlinesSide by side
OutletWhat it called the mapWhat it said the Court didWho is quoted
The Washington Post"congressional map favoring GOP""blocks … for third time"no one
NPR"GOP-backed Missouri map""rejects", "preserving key seat for Democrats"no one
Mother Jones"MAGA Map", "ultra-gerrymandered""Smacks Down", "with no noted dissents"no one
The Hill"GOP-favored map""blocked again"Gov. Mike Kehoe (R)
Wording as published. The governor is the only person quoted on the record in the four reports.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → 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 → Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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 →
What the four reports carryChart
Counted from the published text of the four reports we hold.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → 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 → Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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

Four words for one map

The reports call the map GOP-favoring, GOP-backed, GOP-favored or a MAGA ultra-gerrymander. Only one uses the word gerrymander, and that report states it as fact. Only that same report says the Court recorded no dissents.

3 reports using a neutral 'GOP-favoring' or 'GOP-backed' label 1 reports calling it a gerrymander 1 reports giving the Court's split

One side speaks

The only person quoted in the ledes we hold is Missouri's Republican governor. None of them quotes the people who challenged the map. One report frames the result as a gain for Democrats.

1 reports quoting the state's side 0 reports quoting the challengers 1 reports framing the ruling as a party gain
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → 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 → Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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 →

Claims and verdicts

true The Supreme Court's decision means Missouri will hold its November election under its old congressional map.
The Washington Post, NPR and Mother Jones all report that the court blocked the new map, and The Hill quotes Gov. Kehoe saying Missouri will vote under the old one. Four outlets carry it, including the Republican governor who backed the new map.
Checked against 4 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → 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 → Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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 →
unverified The Supreme Court ruled with no noted dissents.
Only Mother Jones reports that no dissents were noted. None of the other three reports we hold mentions the vote.
Checked against 1 source:
Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 →
unverified This is the third time the map has been blocked.
The Washington Post's headline says third time, and The Hill says the map was blocked "again" without giving a number. We hold no report that lists the earlier rulings.
Checked against 2 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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 →

Who wrote it

F Finya Swai The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed 'going rogue' stated as the report's own verdict×1
Cost figure chosen $1.3 trillion, put in the mouths of critics by the interviewer×1
Figure attributed the count of ships hit is sourced to Iran inside the sentence×1
Headline versus body the headline says attempts; the body says it accessed the sites, then says it was unsuccessful×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed9 unverified8 true
From 152 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 →
J Jason Rosenbaum NPR
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline vs body the headline says flat that a seat is preserved; the body hedges with 'possibly'×1
Outcome framed by party the ruling told as a seat kept for Democrats×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 3 reports we hold under this byline, at NPR. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
S Sophie Hurwitz Mother Jones
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact×1
Headline verb and label loaded: 'Smacks Down' and 'MAGA'×1
Label for the map 'MAGA' and 'ultra-gerrymandered' used as the report's own words×1
Outlet's own label for the rule 'Wealth Test' in scare quotes, unattributed×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified3 true
From 49 reports we hold under this byline, at Mother Jones. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J Justin Jouvenal The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Attribution symmetric: the administration's reason and the challengers' warning are both attributed with 'said'×1
Consequence without a figure the effect on the elections is a phrase rather than a number of seats×1
Headline overstates the ruling 'rules' and 'can use' read as a final decision; other reports describe a temporary stay while the appeal goes on×1
Loaded label 'Big Oil' for the defendants, in a question headline×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified3 true
From 19 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 →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again 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
The only report that quotes anyone: Gov. Kehoe, who backed the map, calling the decision disappointing.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R), who championed last year’s redistricting efforts in his state, shared his disappointment in a Supreme Court decision requiring Missouri to use its old congressional map in the November election. “It is disappointing that today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court means Missouri will conduct its November general election under…
Whose voice: only the Republican governor is quoted; no challenger — “Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again”
Label for the map: 'GOP-favored', a milder label than 'MAGA' — “Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again”
Whose voice is quoted: only the Republican governor is quoted; no challenger is quoted in any report — ““It is disappointing that today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court means Missouri will conduct its November general election under”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6113111-kehoe-missouri-map-blocke…
N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Missouri map, preserving key seat for Democrats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → 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 → — independent
Tells the ruling through its effect on the House. Its headline says a seat is preserved for Democrats; its text says "possibly".
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican attempt at redistricting congressional seats in Missouri - possibly giving Democrats a boost in their effort to win the House in the midterm elections.
Outcome framed by party: the ruling told as a seat kept for Democrats — “preserving key seat for Democrats”
Headline vs body: the headline says flat that a seat is preserved; the body hedges with 'possibly' — “possibly giving Democrats a boost in their effort to win the House”
Read it at NPR → https://www.npr.org/2026/09/26/nx-s1-5981449/supreme-court-rejects-gop-…
Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Mother Jones → 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 → — independent
The only report to give the Court's split ("no noted dissents"), to call the map gerrymandered and to name Trump's role.
Two weeks ago, Brett Kavanaugh denied a Missouri Republican appeal to reinstate their gerrymandered map. On Friday evening, the whole Supreme Court came to the same conclusion.Mother Jones illustration; Fine Photographics/Unsplash; Kenny Holston/Pool/CNP/ZUMA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The long and strange saga of Missouri’s redistricting battle is over. On Friday evening, the Supreme Court released a final opinion—with no noted dissents—that disallows Missouri Republicans’ ultra-gerrymandered congressional
Headline verb and label: loaded: 'Smacks Down' and 'MAGA' — “SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri”
Asserted, not attributed: 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact — “Missouri Republicans’ ultra-gerrymandered congressional map”
Vote detail: the only report we hold that gives the Court's split — “with no noted dissents”
Label for the map: 'MAGA' and 'ultra-gerrymandered' used as the report's own words — “SCOTUS Smacks Down MAGA Map of Missouri”
Who is named as acting: Trump named as the one who pushed for the redraw — “In 2025, at President Donald Trump”
Read it at Mother Jones → https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/scotus-blocks-missouri-map…
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time 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
The only report to say this is the third time the map has been blocked. It blames the uncertainty on "a complicated legal fight" and names no party.
The ruling ends a complicated legal fight that has injected uncertainty into November’s midterm elections in the state.
No actor named: the uncertainty is put on the fight, not on any party — “a complicated legal fight that has injected uncertainty into November’s midterm elections”
Who is named as acting: no actor named: the fight itself 'injected uncertainty' — “a complicated legal fight that has injected uncertainty into November’s midterm elections”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/25/supreme-court-blocks…
Checked, didn’t cover
Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → P Politico
Centre estimate · not a score
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
Right estimate · not a score
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
Right estimate · not a score
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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → National Review
Centre-right estimate · not a score
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
Centre-right estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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 →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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