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Sheeran says the promoter dropped Macklemore, Macklemore says Kraft did; The Intercept says Kraft's charity funds Friends of the IDF

Macklemore was taken off the US dates of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after he said "free Palestine" onstage at MetLife Stadium. Five US reports give three accounts of who made the call. They also give two opposite accounts of where the Patriots owner's money goes.

Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. as published by The Intercept · seen at The Intercept
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Who dropped him. Four of the five reports cover the removal. They give three answers.

Source Who removed him
Washington Examiner, in its own voice "a promoter's decision"
Ed Sheeran, quoted by the Examiner "the promoter's decision, it was not mine"; "the venue's and promoter's decision was final"
Macklemore, quoted by the Examiner Robert Kraft, who he says "rallied some of the other stadium owners" to give Sheeran "an ultimatum"
Fox News his "messaging got him removed". No one is named as acting
CNBC he "was removed... for making pro-Palestine comments". No one is named as acting

Where Kraft's money goes. Kraft's statement, as the Examiner quotes it, says he has "for decades" supported "efforts that create opportunity for Palestinians". He says Sheeran asked him to commit $2 million to aid in the region. Breitbart says Kraft "pledged millions". The Intercept says tax forms show that Kraft's charity and his LLC gave to Friends of the IDF and to AIPAC's super PAC. Our copy of that report is a summary. It gives no amounts and no years.

Labels. CNBC calls it "pro-Palestine comments". Breitbart calls Ms Rachel "anti-Israel". The Examiner's columnist calls it "an Ivy League campus protest".

What is not settled - Whether there was an ultimatum. The only source is Macklemore's second-hand account. - Who the promoter is. None of the five reports names it. - How much Kraft's charity gave, and when. None of the text we hold gives the figures. - Whether Kraft committed the $2 million or was only asked to.

What this is about. A rapper was taken off a stadium tour after he said "free Palestine" onstage. He blames the owner of one of the stadiums.

How it got here. On 7 October 2023, Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel. Israel answered with a war in Gaza. The war has divided opinion in the United States. In spring 2024, protest camps spread across US university campuses, and "free Palestine" became their slogan. Macklemore is a rapper from Seattle. He backed those protests and released a song about Gaza that year. Ed Sheeran, a British singer, took him on the US leg of his Loop tour as an opening act. Macklemore said "free Palestine" onstage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. He was then taken off the remaining US dates, and he announced this on Instagram on Monday 14 September.

Who is involved - Macklemore: the performer who was removed. - Ed Sheeran: the headliner. He says Macklemore's contract was with the promoter, not with him. - The promoter: holds the tour contracts. None of our reports names it. - Robert Kraft: owner of the New England Patriots. His Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, where the tour was due to play later this month. In 2019 he founded a foundation to combat antisemitism. - Friends of the IDF: a US charity that raises money for Israel's soldiers. - AIPAC: the main pro-Israel lobby in Washington. It runs a super PAC that spends money in US elections.

What is at stake. Stadium owners decide who performs in their buildings. The First Amendment limits the government, not private owners. If owners can remove an act over a political slogan, that affects what performers are willing to say on the largest US stages.

Where it stands. The Examiner reports that the other opening acts have left the tour in solidarity. Sheeran's next concert is on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

What is being argued about

  • Who removed Macklemore: the promoter, the venues, or Robert Kraft
  • Whether stadium owners gave Sheeran an ultimatum
  • Where Kraft's charity money goes: Palestinians, or Friends of the IDF and AIPAC's super PAC
  • The words used for the slogan: "pro-Palestine", "anti-Israel", "campus protest"
Who removed Macklemore: five answersSide by side
SourceWhat it saysIs anyone named as acting?
"a promoter's decision to remove him"Yes: the promoter, stated as factWashington Examiner (own voice)
"the venue's and promoter's decision was final"Yes: the promoter and the venues, attributed to SheeranEd Sheeran (via Washington Examiner)
"Kraft rallied some of the other stadium owners"Yes: Kraft, attributed to Macklemore, second-handMacklemore (via Washington Examiner)
"messaging got him removed"No one namedFox News
"removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments"No one namedCNBC
Three of the accounts reach us through a single report, the Washington Examiner.
Sources Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton tells Macklemore he is ‘standing’ in solidarity with him on Palestine Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → 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 → CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal 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 →
From an Instagram post to five reports in three hoursTimeline
  1. 2026-09-14— no time published Macklemore Says on Instagram he was dropped after pushback from Robert KraftWashington Examiner
  2. 2026-09-15— no time published Ed Sheeran Says on Instagram it was "the promoter's decision, it was not mine"Washington Examiner
  3. 2026-09-1813:27 UTC Breitbart publication time Breitbart Says Kraft "pledged millions" alongside Macklemore and Ms Rachel
  4. 2026-09-1815:08 UTC Washington Examiner publication time Washington Examiner Calls it "a promoter's decision" and quotes Kraft on his support for Palestinians $2 millionKraft says Sheeran asked him to commit it
  5. 2026-09-1815:21 UTC Fox News publication time Fox News Says his "messaging got him removed"
  6. 2026-09-1815:33 UTC CNBC publication time CNBC Says he "was removed" for "pro-Palestine comments"
  7. 2026-09-1816:16 UTC The Intercept publication time The Intercept Says tax forms show Kraft's charity funds Friends of the IDF and AIPAC's super PAC
  8. 2026-09-19— no time published Ed Sheeran Next concert, at Lincoln Financial Field, PhiladelphiaWashington Examiner
Neither statement had a published time. We could not read Reuters or MSNBC.
Sources Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent YouTube Children’s Show Star Ms Rachel Demands 'Every Wealthy White Celebrity' Match Macklemore's Donation to Palestinian Groups Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Breitbart → 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 → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton tells Macklemore he is ‘standing’ in solidarity with him on Palestine Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal 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 Intercept
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The Intercept 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Intercept → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms. ×1Own analysis stated flat The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact. ×1What the year is measured in people who lost jobs and have not got them back ×1Who is counted as hurt people who lost work are the ones counted as harmed a year on ×1 from 107 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Who removed him

One report names the promoter as the actor, in its own voice. Two say he 'was removed' and name no one. Kraft appears as the actor only inside Macklemore's own attributed account.

1 reports naming who removed him 2 reports with no actor named for the removal 5 reports we hold on the removal

Kraft's money

One report tested Kraft's statement against tax filings. Another printed his statement without a check. The rest do not address where his money goes.

1 reports checking Kraft's donations against filings 1 reports quoting Kraft's claim with no check
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Intercept
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The Intercept 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Intercept → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms. ×1Own analysis stated flat The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact. ×1What the year is measured in people who lost jobs and have not got them back ×1Who is counted as hurt people who lost work are the ones counted as harmed a year on ×1 from 107 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton tells Macklemore he is ‘standing’ in solidarity with him on Palestine Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal 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 → Breitbart
Right estimate · not a score
Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent YouTube Children’s Show Star Ms Rachel Demands 'Every Wealthy White Celebrity' Match Macklemore's Donation to Palestinian Groups Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Breitbart → 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 →

Claims and verdicts

disputed The tour promoter, not Ed Sheeran, removed Macklemore from the tour.
The Washington Examiner quotes Sheeran saying it was 'the promoter's decision' and that the 'venue's and promoter's decision was final'. The same report quotes Macklemore saying Robert Kraft and other stadium owners forced the decision.
Checked against 1 source:
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 →
unverified Robert Kraft rallied other stadium owners to give Sheeran an ultimatum: drop Macklemore or lose the venues.
The only source is Macklemore's second-hand account of what Sheeran told him, quoted by the Washington Examiner. Sheeran confirms he spoke with Kraft but not that there was an ultimatum, and no other report we hold carries the claim.
Checked against 1 source:
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 Robert Kraft's donations support Palestinians.
The Washington Examiner quotes Kraft saying he has supported opportunity for Palestinians for decades and pledged $2 million. The Intercept says tax forms show his charity and his company gave to Friends of the IDF and to AIPAC's super PAC.
Checked against 2 sources:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 Intercept
Left estimate · not a score
The Intercept 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Intercept → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms. ×1Own analysis stated flat The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact. ×1What the year is measured in people who lost jobs and have not got them back ×1Who is counted as hurt people who lost work are the ones counted as harmed a year on ×1 from 107 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

J Jonah Valdez The Intercept
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted vs attributed The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms.×1
Own analysis stated flat The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed
From 4 reports we hold under this byline, at The Intercept. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
C Catriona Marangi CNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No actor named A passive removal with no actor named. The cause is stated flat.×1
No actor named The removal has no actor, and its cause is stated flat.×1
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at CNBC. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Austin Perry Fox News
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No actor named The removal has no actor named. The slogan is made the cause.×1
No actor named The removal has no actor. The report says his messaging did it.×1
From 78 reports we hold under this byline, at Fox News. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
B Britta Miller Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor asserted flat States in its own voice that the promoter removed him. Macklemore's account, which blames Kraft, is attributed to him.×1
Asserted vs attributed Names the promoter as the actor in the report's own voice. Macklemore says Kraft was behind it, and that account comes only as a quote.×1
Headline verb loaded: 'trolls'×1
Poll with its method survey house, month and sample size given with the figure×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed4 unverified
From 72 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 →
S Simon Kent Breitbart
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed×1
Label Political labels attached to a named person in the report's own voice, with no attribution.×1
Label in own voice Political labels are attached to the subject in the report's own voice.×1
Whose reason is given the reason for the ban is given in the president's framing, with 'fake news' in quotation marks×1
From 93 reports we hold under this byline, at Breitbart. 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 Intercept
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The Intercept 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Intercept → What we have measured Asserted vs attributed The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms. ×1Own analysis stated flat The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact. ×1What the year is measured in people who lost jobs and have not got them back ×1Who is counted as hurt people who lost work are the ones counted as harmed a year on ×1 from 107 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that checks Kraft's claim. It says tax forms show his charity and LLC gave to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC's super PAC.
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF. An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC. Jonah Valdez September 18 2026, 12:16 p.m. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives before an NFL football owners meeting on Aug. 26, 2026, in Atlanta. Photo: Brynn Anderson/AP Billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants you to know he has spent “decade
Own analysis stated flat: The headline sets Kraft's words as a claim against the report's own reading of tax forms, which it states as fact. — “Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.”
Asserted vs attributed: The headline states where the money went as fact. It rests on the outlet's own reading of tax forms. — “Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.”
Read it at The Intercept → https://theintercept.com/2026/09/18/robert-kraft-macklemore-ed-sheeran-…
CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal 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
Ticket prices are rising for Macklemore's own solo concert since the removal.
Ticket prices are rising for Macklemore's upcoming solo concert after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments.
No actor named: The removal has no actor, and its cause is stated flat. — “the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments”
No actor named: A passive removal with no actor named. The cause is stated flat. — “the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments”
Read it at CNBC → https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/macklemore-ticket-prices-rise-amid-ed-s…
Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton tells Macklemore he is ‘standing’ in solidarity with him on Palestine Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → 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 → — independent
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton says he stands in solidarity with Macklemore.
Pop star Macklemore has generated quite a buzz recently with his "Free Palestine" messaging while on Ed Sheeran's "Loop Tour." The 43-year-old musician was kicked off the tour following backlash from his pro-Palestine stance, but there have been a few "woke" celebrities who have come to Macklemore's defense. Following the Seattle native's pledge to donate $1 million to Palestinian aid organizations, children's YouTube star Ms. Rachel said she would match his donation and urged "every wealthy White celebrity" to do the same. MACKLEMORE DONATES $1M TO PALESTINIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS AFTER ED SHEER
No actor named: The removal has no actor. The report says his messaging did it. — “messaging got him removed from Ed Sheeran”
No actor named: The removal has no actor named. The slogan is made the cause. — “messaging got him removed”
Read it at Fox News → https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/formula-one-driver-lewis-hamilto…
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians: Joe Concha 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 that carries the statements from Sheeran, Macklemore and Kraft side by side. It leads with a columnist who says Macklemore should "go to Gaza".
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said rapper Macklemore has become a “martyr” and should travel to Gaza to support Palestinian causes if he is actually that passionate. “He turned an afterthought of an opening act from being a concert that people, in some cases, pay hundreds of dollars to attend, into an Ivy League campus protest, which nobody wants to see,” Concha said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends First on Friday. Recommended Stories Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestine: Joe Concha Dave Portnoy defends Kraft over Macklemore expulsion: ‘He owns the stad
Actor asserted flat: States in its own voice that the promoter removed him. Macklemore's account, which blames Kraft, is attributed to him. — “The controversy surrounding Macklemore came from a promoter’s decision to remove him”
Voice quoted: A columnist's view leads the report and carries its headline. Kraft's charity claim is quoted with no check. — “Macklemore should ‘go to Gaza’ if he’s that passionate about Palestinians”
Asserted vs attributed: Names the promoter as the actor in the report's own voice. Macklemore says Kraft was behind it, and that account comes only as a quote. — “The controversy surrounding Macklemore came from a promoter’s decision to remove him”
Whose account is default: Kraft's claim that he helps Palestinians is carried without any check. — “for decades, I have supported efforts that create opportunity for Palestinians”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4733234/macklemor…
Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent YouTube Children’s Show Star Ms Rachel Demands 'Every Wealthy White Celebrity' Match Macklemore's Donation to Palestinian Groups Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Breitbart → 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 → — independent
Ms Rachel called on "every wealthy white celebrity" to match the donations to Palestinian causes.
YouTube Children’s Show Star Ms Rachel Demands ‘Every Wealthy White Celebrity’ Match Macklemore’s Donation to Palestinian Groups Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Simon Kent18 Sep 2026 Left-wing, anti-Israel children’s YouTube and Netflix star Ms. Rachel demanded “every wealthy white celebrity” to make a donation to Palestinian causes after she, Macklemore, and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pledged millions. In an Instagram post Wednesday, as first cited by FOX News, Macklemore shared his plans to donate his earnings from the Loop Tour with Ed Sheeran to six organizations, including the
Label in own voice: Political labels are attached to the subject in the report's own voice. — “Left-wing, anti-Israel children's YouTube and Netflix star Ms. Rachel”
Label: Political labels attached to a named person in the report's own voice, with no attribution. — “Left-wing, anti-Israel children's YouTube and Netflix star Ms. Rachel”
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Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 361 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
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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
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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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 → 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 → The New York Times
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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
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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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