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Post: 'You shouldn't be covering me.' CNBC: 'You should not be here covering me.'

Three reports put Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins on the same pavement outside the UN and publish three different sentences. Of the nine reports we hold on his ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico, none quotes anyone arguing the ban is lawful.

Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me'
Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' as published by CNBC · seen at CNBC
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What happened. The Hill carries Trump's Truth Social post of Friday saying he was banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House — and the quoted reason stops mid-sentence, at "as…". On Tuesday, arriving at the UN General Assembly in New York, he told CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins she should not be covering him. Three of the nine reports we hold carry that exchange. No two of them print the same sentence.

One remark, three wordings.

Outlet Verb it chose The remark as published
The Washington Post berates "You shouldn't be covering me"
CNBC snaps "You should not be here covering me"
The Hill tells, and in the body brushed aside "you shouldn't be here"

The court question. CNBC is the only report we hold that describes the filing: CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing, alleging Trump violated their First Amendment rights. The Hill carries Scott Jennings saying the ban is "unlikely to prevail in court". The Washington Post reports that earlier White House bans "rarely hold up in court" and that this one "could run afoul of the Constitution" — hedged in its headline and again in its opening line.

Not settled. No report we hold records a court deciding anything. None of the nine quotes anyone arguing the ban is lawful; the only defence that appears is Trump's own post, cut off mid-sentence. And none of the nine comes from CNN, MS NOW or Politico.

What this is about. Whether a US president can bar named news organisations from covering the White House, and whether a court will let him.

How it got here. The reporters who cover the president work from inside the White House on credentials the White House itself issues — an arrangement that hands any administration a lever over who is in the room. The First Amendment to the US Constitution bars the government from abridging the freedom of the press, and American courts have long treated the withdrawal of a White House press pass as something that needs a reason and a process, not a preference. That is the ground The Washington Post is standing on when it reports that bans like this have been tried before and rarely hold up.

The Hill dates the ban to a Truth Social post on Friday, in which Trump said he was banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico. The three outlets announced a legal challenge; CNBC reports they are suing, alleging a First Amendment violation. Days later Trump flew to New York for the annual opening of the UN General Assembly, where world leaders speak in turn — and on the way in he met Kaitlan Collins, CNN's chief White House correspondent, and told her she should not be covering him.

Who is in it. Trump, who ordered the ban. CNN, MS NOW and Politico, who are suing. Collins, who is still covering him. And the federal courts, which have not yet said anything.

What is at stake. If the ban holds, a president may choose his own press corps by name. If it falls, the White House keeps the room and loses the veto over who sits in it.

Where it stands. The suit is filed. Nothing has been decided. We hold no report from CNN, MS NOW or Politico themselves — and no route at all to MS NOW, which is not the same as its having stayed quiet.

What is being argued about

  • What Trump actually said to Kaitlan Collins outside the UN — three reports, three sentences
  • Whether a ban on three named news organisations survives a First Amendment challenge
  • Whether anyone will publicly argue the ban is lawful
  • Whether the ban costs the president more coverage than it denies the outlets
One remark on one pavement, three waysSide by side
OutletVerb it choseThe remark as publishedNames the lawsuit?
The Washington Postberates"You shouldn't be covering me"no
CNBCsnaps"You should not be here covering me"yes
The Hilltells, and in the body brushed aside"you shouldn't be here"no
Every cell is the wording that outlet published. All three describe the same moment outside the UN General Assembly.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 nine reports do, and do not, carryChart
Counted across all nine reports we hold on the ban, whether or not this story quotes them.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most: Attention 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 Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jon Stewart rips Trump’s media ban: ‘Have you tried presidenting better?’ 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump ‘definitely backed into a corner’: Former press secretary 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 →
From the post to the pavementTimeline
  1. Fri 18 Sep— no time published Trump says on Truth Social he is banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House 3 outletsThe Hill dates the post to Friday, and publishes the reason only as far as "as…".
  2. Mon 21 Sep20:53 published stamp The Washington Post carries the precedent — White House media bans have been tried before and rarely hold up in courtHedged: the ban "could run afoul of the Constitution".
  3. Mon 21 Sep22:03 published stamp The Atlantic writes in its own voice that the press is not the root of Trump's problems"He's in a predicament of his own creation."
  4. Tue 22 Sep13:59 published stamp Scott Jennings, via The Hill says the ban is "unlikely to prevail in court", after the three outlets announced a legal challengeJennings spoke on Monday; The Hill published on Tuesday.
  5. Tue 22 Sep14:54 published stamp The Hill has Trump brushing aside Collins's questions on his way into the UN General Assembly"you shouldn't be here"
  6. Tue 22 Sep16:11 published stamp CNBC carries the same exchange, and the lawsuit alleging a First Amendment violation"You should not be here covering me"
  7. Tue 22 Sep16:14 published stamp The Washington Post carries the same exchange as a berating"You shouldn't be covering me"
Times are the published stamps on the reports, in UTC.
Sources The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jon Stewart rips Trump’s media ban: ‘Have you tried presidenting better?’ 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 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 Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 bias in this coverageBias

Three verbs for one exchange on a pavement

The same moment outside the General Assembly is reported with three different verbs: he berates, he snaps, he tells. Two reports also differ on the quoted line itself — "You shouldn't be covering me" against "You should not be here covering me".

2 reports using berates or snaps 1 reports using a neutral verb 2 versions of the quoted line

The ban's legality is handed to commentators

Three reports are built on one named speaker each — a commentator, a comedian and a former press secretary — and two of the three headlines are that speaker's opinion in quotation marks. Two reports carry the outlets' legal challenge, and one hedges the outcome as something the ban "could" run afoul of. None of these reports carries an argument for the ban from anyone in the administration other than the president.

3 reports built on a single named commentator 2 reports mentioning the outlets' legal challenge 0 reports carrying a defence of the ban from an official
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 Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most: Attention 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 Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jon Stewart rips Trump’s media ban: ‘Have you tried presidenting better?’ 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump ‘definitely backed into a corner’: Former press secretary 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 CNN, MS NOW and Politico are challenging their exclusion from the White House in court, alleging a First Amendment violation.
CNBC reports the lawsuit and the First Amendment claim; The Hill reports the three outlets announced a legal challenge. The Washington Post reports on the ban's constitutional exposure but does not describe the filing.
Checked against 3 sources:
CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 →
true Trump told CNN's Kaitlan Collins she should not be covering him, during his arrival at the UN.
The Washington Post, CNBC and The Hill all place the exchange at his UN arrival, though their wording differs — "you shouldn't be covering me", "you should not be here covering me", "you shouldn't be here". The remark was made in front of reporters, not relayed by a briefing.
Checked against 3 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 ban is unlikely to survive a court challenge.
The Washington Post reports that earlier White House press bans rarely held up and that this one could run afoul of the Constitution, and The Hill carries the same prediction from commentator Scott Jennings — an analysis and an opinion, not a ruling. No report we hold records a court deciding anything in this case.
Checked against 2 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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

S Scott Nover The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Ban with no actor named The ban is written in the passive voice. The report does not say who barred CNN.×1
Figure chosen Gives $110 billion for the same deal and does not say what the figure counts.×1
Figure without basis $110 billion, with no word on what the figure counts. That is $29 billion more than another report gives for the same deal.×1
Headline against body the headline says the outlets are going 'to sue'; the first line says they already filed×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed1 unverified6 true
From 25 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 →
S Sarah Davis The Hill · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted not attributed States the purpose of the payments flat, in the administration's terms.×1
Asserted versus attributed the same two days listed without a characterising adjective on any speech×1
Asserted vs attributed states the purpose flat, in the administration's terms, with no attribution×1
Attributed characterisation Carries Trump's description of the fund. The description is attributed but not set against any account of what the fund does.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed14 unverified14 true
From 223 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 →
T Tara Suter The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Allegation placed with the woman The allegation is attributed to the woman herself, not left without a source.×1
Asymmetric labelling the Speaker carries party and state in the first clause×1
Headline beyond body one suspected case becomes an 'outbreak' in the headline×1
Headline built from one side's words the critic's adjectives carry the headline unquoted-in-body form×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 unverified1 true
From 205 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 Judy Kurtz The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Whose voice is quoted the characterisation of the ban is carried in a comedian's words×1
From 34 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 →
D Dan Merica The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Judgement in the lede the president's position is called unpopular with no polling figure or method attached×1
Popularity claimed without a number which side is "unpopular" is asserted; no poll, method or figure is given×1
From 43 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 →
D David A. Graham The Atlantic
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Stated in the report's own voice a verdict on the president's position, unattributed×1
From 8 reports we hold under this byline, at The Atlantic. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
V Violet Jira The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Hedged or stated flat the legal outcome hedged twice, in the headline and in the lede×1
How hard the claim is stated the legal question is hedged twice over, in the headline and the lede×1
No actor named The lede drops the shooter: the man was shot, and no one is named as firing×1
The person hurt his condition and wound are given, but not his name; 'after being shot' in the body has no actor named×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
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Coverage, outlet by outlet

T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’ 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 call the exchange a berating, and the only one to print the remark as "You shouldn't be covering me". It does not mention the lawsuit.
Which verb was chosen: the exchange is a berating — “Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’”
Verb chosen for the exchange: berates, with one wording of the remark — “Trump berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/22/trump-berates-cnns-k…
CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report we hold that describes the filing itself — CNN, MS NOW and Politico suing over an alleged First Amendment violation — and it opens with that rather than with the encounter.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are challenging Trump's ban of them from the White House with a lawsuit alleging he violated their First Amendment rights.
Which verb was chosen: the exchange is a snap; the constitutional claim is attributed to the outlets suing — “CNN, MS NOW and Politico are challenging Trump's ban of them from the White House with a lawsuit alleging he violated their First Amendment rights.”
Verb chosen for the exchange: snaps, with a different wording of the same remark — “Trump snaps at CNN at United Nations: 'You should not be here covering me'”
Read it at CNBC → https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/trump-cnn-un-white-house-media-ban.html
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN 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 account in which he brushes the questions aside rather than losing his temper, and the only one that has him saying he was "surprised" to see Collins there.
President Trump on Tuesday brushed aside questions from CNN Chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins amid his push to block the network and two other outlets from covering the White House. During the president’s arrival at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York City Tuesday morning, Trump said he was “surprised” to see the…
Which verb was chosen: the same exchange with a neutral verb — “Trump tells CNN’s Collins ‘you shouldn’t be here’ on way into UN”
Verb chosen for the exchange: brushed aside, with a third wording — “President Trump on Tuesday brushed aside questions from CNN Chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6103823-trump-collins-white…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump ‘definitely backed into a corner’: Former press secretary 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
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham says he is "definitely backed into a corner", will not admit it, and will double down.
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Monday that President Trump is in a tight spot with his restrictions on media outlets. “Well, he’s definitely backed into a corner, but he’s not going to admit that. So, to answer your question, yes, he’s going to continue to double down, which I think he already…
Whose voice is quoted: a former press secretary's read on the president's state of mind is the headline — “Trump ‘definitely backed into a corner’: Former press secretary”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6103739-grisham-trumpet-doubling-dow…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jon Stewart rips Trump’s media ban: ‘Have you tried presidenting better?’ 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 Trump's own stated reason for the ban — and the quotation is cut off mid-sentence. Carries Jon Stewart calling it an "authoritarian crackdown".
Jon Stewart is railing against President Trump’s White House ban on three media organizations, saying the “authoritarian crackdown” won’t bring down fuel prices or improve the job he’s doing as commander in chief. Trump said on Friday in a Truth Social post that he was banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House “as…
Whose voice is quoted: the characterisation of the ban is carried in a comedian's words — “Jon Stewart rips Trump’s media ban: ‘Have you tried presidenting better?’”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6103689-jon-stewart-trump-media-b…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’ 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 one report built on a prediction rather than a reaction: Scott Jennings saying the ban is "unlikely to prevail in court" and has left Trump with "less reach".
Scott Jennings said Monday that President Trump’s decision to ban MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is “unlikely to prevail in court” after the three outlets announced they will mount a legal challenge. “It seems to me the net result of this has been he has less reach and his message is…
Whose voice is quoted: a named commentator's prediction is the headline — “Jennings: Trump ‘unlikely to prevail in court’ on press ban, has ‘less reach’”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/media/6103615-jennings-predicts-trump-media-lawsuit/
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent TV networks deny Trump the one thing he craves most: Attention 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
Turns the ban into a story about what Trump loses — television networks denying him attention — and calls the ban itself a possible distraction.
Trump’s attempt to block reporters from the White House could be seen as a distraction.
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/22/tv-networks-deny-tru…
The Atlantic
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The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
States in its own voice, with nobody quoted for it, that the president is in a predicament of his own creation.
The Atlantic Daily The Press Is Not the Root of Trump’s Problems He’s in a predicament of his own creation. By David A. Graham Kent Nishimura / AFP / Getty September 21, 2026, 6:03 PM ET Share Save This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. President Trump is going through a rough patch—in foreign relations, in the economy, in the courts, and in election outlook—and he believes that he has found the culprits: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. On Fr
Stated in the report's own voice: a verdict on the president's position, unattributed — “He’s in a predicament of his own creation.”
Read it at The Atlantic → https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/trump-ban-press-cnn-pol…
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House media bans have been tried before. They rarely hold up in court. 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 reporting on precedent: White House media bans have been tried before and, it says, rarely hold up in court.
Trump’s ban on reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico could run afoul of the Constitution.
Hedged or stated flat: the legal outcome hedged twice, in the headline and in the lede — “Trump’s ban on reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico could run afoul of the Constitution.”
How hard the claim is stated: the legal question is hedged twice over, in the headline and the lede — “could run afoul of the Constitution”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/21/white-house-media-ba…
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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 → 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 → 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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