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New York Times says Bunch goes "in the face of escalating White House attacks"; Washington Examiner says he called the link "nothing"

The head of the Smithsonian is leaving before the end of 2026. Three reports, two accounts of why, and not one of them carries both.

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No photograph was published with any report we hold on this story. The mark is The New York Times’s.
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The announcement. Lonnie G. Bunch III is leaving the post of Smithsonian secretary, he said Tuesday. The Washington Examiner reports he goes before the end of 2026; The New York Times reports the departure without dating it.

The disagreement is on cause.

Outlet The reason it gives Whose words
The New York Times He announced his decision "In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history" The paper's own; nobody is quoted
The New York Times, second report "A Timeline of Trump's Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian" Stated in the headline, unattributed
Washington Examiner Bunch "decided to retire while on an August vacation" and the decision had "nothing" to do with the Trump administration Bunch's, credited to the Wall Street Journal

Where the two agree. The Examiner says Bunch "has sparred with" Trump's second administration across two years, as Trump "aimed to root out 'divisive, race-centered ideology' displays". The Times says Trump has "repeatedly denounced" the museums since 2025. Neither account disputes the conflict. They dispute what it did.

Not settled. No report we hold sets the pressure timeline and Bunch's denial side by side. None quotes anyone at the White House on the resignation. The Journal, which has the denial first-hand, is metered and we could not read it — we have it only at second hand.

What this is about. The man who runs America's national museums is stepping down. Whether White House pressure pushed him out is disputed.

What the Smithsonian is. The Smithsonian Institution was founded by Congress in 1846 with a bequest from James Smithson, a British scientist. It runs most of the national museums on the Mall in Washington, plus a zoo and research centres. Most of its money comes from Congress, but it is not a government department. A Board of Regents governs it. The board includes the Chief Justice, the Vice President, members of Congress and private citizens. The board appoints the secretary, who runs the institution day to day.

Who Bunch is. Lonnie G. Bunch III is a historian. He was the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016. He became secretary in June 2019, the first Black leader of the institution, the Washington Examiner notes. He is 73.

How it got here. - 2025: Donald Trump returned to the White House. The New York Times says he has "repeatedly denounced" the Smithsonian's museums since then. - March 2025: Trump signed an executive order on how federal institutions present American history. It named the Smithsonian and gave the Vice President, a regent, a role in removing what it called improper ideology. - 2025–2026: The administration pressed the museums over exhibits. The Examiner describes the aim as rooting out "divisive, race-centered ideology". One Examiner headline says the administration threatened to cut federal support over "ideological activism". - 8 September 2026: Bunch announced he will leave before the end of 2026.

Who is involved and why. The White House wants to change how the museums tell the national story. Bunch led them and defended their independence. The regents will choose who comes next. Congress controls most of the budget.

What is at stake. Who decides what the national museums say about American history: the institution's own curators and board, or the White House.

Where it stands. Bunch says, according to the Wall Street Journal as the Examiner reports it, that his decision had "nothing" to do with the administration. The New York Times places it in the context of the attacks. No successor has been named in the reports we hold.

What is being argued about

  • Whether Bunch was pushed out or left of his own accord
  • Two years of conflict between the Smithsonian and the White House over how American history is displayed
  • Who is quoted on the reason, and who is not
Two accounts of why he is goingSide by side
OutletThe reason it givesWhose words
The New York TimesHe announced his decision "In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history"The paper's own; nobody is quoted
The New York Times, second report"A Timeline of Trump's Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian"Stated in the headline, unattributed
Washington ExaminerBunch "decided to retire while on an August vacation" and the decision had "nothing" to do with the Trump administrationBunch's, credited to the Wall Street Journal
Quotes are from the reports as published.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 →
What the three reports carryChart
A count of what was measured in these three reports, not a judgement of any outlet.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 day, and the date Bunch givesTimeline
  1. Jun 2019— no time published Lonnie Bunch III begins as Smithsonian secretaryWashington Examiner
  2. Aug 2026— no time published Lonnie Bunch III says he decided to retire while on vacation, with "nothing" to do with the administrationWashington Examiner, citing the Wall Street Journal
  3. Tue 8 Sep16:00 published time on the report The New York Times reports the resignation "In the face of escalating White House attacks"
  4. Tue 8 Sep16:20 published time on the report Washington Examiner reports the departure before the end of 2026, and Bunch's denial of any link
  5. Tue 8 Sep16:24 published time on the report The New York Times publishes a timeline of "Trump's Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian"
Publication times as printed on the reports, in UTC.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 bias in this coverageBias

Pushed, or left

Two headlines put Trump in the sentence that explains the departure. One report carries Bunch saying the decision had "nothing" to do with the administration, sourced to another paper rather than to him directly. No report we hold quotes anyone at the White House on the resignation.

3 reports we hold on the departure 2 headlines naming Trump 1 reports carrying Bunch's own account 0 reports quoting the White House
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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 →

Claims and verdicts

unverified Lonnie Bunch III will leave the post of Smithsonian secretary before the end of 2026.
Only the Washington Examiner gives the timing; the New York Times reports the departure without saying when. No report we hold contradicts it, but one account is not corroboration.
Checked against 2 sources:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 →
unverified Bunch said his decision to step down had nothing to do with the Trump administration.
The Washington Examiner is the only report we hold that carries the denial, and it attributes it to the Wall Street Journal rather than to its own reporting. No other report we hold gives his stated reason.
Checked against 1 source:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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 →
disputed Bunch is leaving because of the White House pressure campaign on the Smithsonian.
The New York Times places the announcement "in the face of escalating White House attacks" and runs a timeline of the pressure campaign alongside it; the Washington Examiner reports Bunch saying he decided while on an August vacation and that the administration had "nothing" to do with it. No report we hold offers evidence beyond the juxtaposition on one side and his own account on the other.
Checked against 3 sources:
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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

D Derrick Bryson Taylor The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed headline states a pressure campaign as settled fact×1
Asserted versus attributed a pressure campaign stated as fact, with no attribution×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed
From 6 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 →
M Molly Parks Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accused response minimised Saudi Arabia's denial gets a four-word clause and no quote×1
Asserted versus attributed the administration's description of the museums is quoted and left standing×1
Contested incident stated flat an unverified rogue-model episode is written as settled fact, attributed to nobody×1
Denial placement The Saudi denial gets one subordinate clause, far down the report, after long quotes from Strada.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 disputed5 unverified5 true
From 166 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 →
G Graham Bowley The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline claims what the body does not headline asserts the cause; body says only that he announced a decision×1
Headline claims what the body does not carry headline ties the resignation to Trump; the lede says only that he announced a decision to depart×1
Who is named as acting the attacks are stated flat and attributed to a building, not a person×1
Who is named as acting the White House attacks, the secretary departs×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified
From 2 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 →
R Robin Pogrebin The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline claims what the body does not headline asserts the cause; body says only that he announced a decision×1
Headline claims what the body does not carry headline ties the resignation to Trump; the lede says only that he announced a decision to depart×1
Who is named as acting the attacks are stated flat and attributed to a building, not a person×1
Who is named as acting the White House attacks, the secretary departs×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified
From 6 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 →
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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian 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
Adds the backdrop the others assume: Trump has "repeatedly denounced the Smithsonian's museums" since returning to the White House in 2025. It says nothing about the resignation itself.
Since returning to the White House in 2025, President Trump has repeatedly denounced the Smithsonian’s museums.
Asserted, not attributed: headline states a pressure campaign as settled fact — “A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian”
Asserted versus attributed: a pressure campaign stated as fact, with no attribution — “A Timeline of Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against the Smithsonian”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/arts/design/president-trump-smithson…
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary 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
The only report carrying Bunch's own account — he "decided to retire while on an August vacation" and it had "nothing" to do with the administration — and the only one giving his age, his June 2019 start and the
Lonnie Bunch III is stepping down from his role as the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution before the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS TO CUT FEDERAL SUPPORT TO SMITHSONIAN OVER ‘IDEOLOGICAL ACTIVISM’ Recommended Stories Lonnie Bunch to step down as Smithsonian secretary Trump honors 9/11 first responders with new Coast Guard cutter and Presidential Medal of Freedom WATCH LIVE: Trump holds ‘Steel Across America’ event Bunch, 73, is the first black leader of the museum and education institution based in Washington and began his role in June 2019. He has spa
The subject's own account: only report carrying Bunch's denial of a link, and it is second-hand — “Bunch said he decided to retire while on an August vacation and that the decision had “nothing” to do with the Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal.”
Whose words describe the dispute: the administration's phrase is used to state its aim, with no opposing characterisation — “as Trump has aimed to root out “divisive, race-centered ideology” displays at the institution’s museums”
Which detail is chosen: age and race are given in the first line about him; no other report gives either — “Bunch, 73, is the first black leader of the museum and education institution based in Washington”
Whose account is taken as the default: the departing secretary's own denial, attributed to another outlet — “Bunch said he decided to retire while on an August vacation and that the decision had “nothing” to do with the Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal.”
Asserted versus attributed: the administration's description of the museums is quoted and left standing — “Trump has aimed to root out “divisive, race-centered ideology” displays at the institution’s museums”
What is dated and what is left vague: only report that dates the tenure and gives the age — “Bunch, 73, is the first black leader of the museum and education institution based in Washington and began his role in June 2019.”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4716862/lonnie-bunc…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution 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 that puts the departure and the pressure in one sentence — he announced his decision "In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history" — and it is the paper
In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.
Headline claims what the body does not carry: headline ties the resignation to Trump; the lede says only that he announced a decision to depart — “Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution”
Who is named as acting: the attacks are stated flat and attributed to a building, not a person — “In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history”
Headline claims what the body does not: headline asserts the cause; body says only that he announced a decision — “Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution”
Who is named as acting: the White House attacks, the secretary departs — “In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/arts/design/smithsonian-secretary-lo…
Checked, didn’t cover
Mother Jones
Left estimate · not a score
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 → 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → 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
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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 → MSNBC
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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 Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → 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 → 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.
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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 → 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 →
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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