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The Times and the Post say the White House 'blocks' CNN; NPR says it 'signaled'; only The Hill says the reason changed from coverage to security

CNN was kept off Air Force One for Saturday's trip to Tennessee. The New York Times reports this came two days after a court order restored its White House access. Five reports carry the bar. They use four different verbs, and just one looks at why it was ordered.

CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction
CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction as published by NPR · seen at NPR
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What is agreed. The White House kept CNN off Air Force One for President Trump's Saturday trip to Knoxville, for the Tennessee–Texas college football game. The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR say so. The Hill cites CNN's own account. The Hill says CNN had been set to be the weekend's TV pool network.

Four verbs for one decision.

Outlet Headline verb Who is named as acting
The New York Times "Blocks" the White House
The Washington Post "blocks" the White House
NPR (Saturday morning) "cuts" the White House
NPR (overnight) "left off … signals" the White House, which only signals
The Hill "CNN says … were barred" no actor named

Security or punishment. The Hill says Trump "made clear" the original ban was "because of his displeasure with their reporting". Only later, it says, did he argue national security. No other report we hold makes that point. NPR says the dispute has "First Amendment implications".

The same remark, two headlines. Trump told MS NOW's Akayla Gardner: "I want real news, not fake news — like you." The Washington Examiner says Trump "trolls" the reporter. MSNBC calls it an escalation of his "standoff with press".

What is not settled. Only The New York Times reports the Thursday court order, so we cannot confirm what it covers. No report we hold sets out the White House's security case in its own words. We could not read Reuters.

What this is about. The White House has kept CNN off the president's plane. The question is whether that is a security measure or a penalty for CNN's reporting.

How it got here. The White House press pool is a small group of reporters who travel with the president, including on Air Force One. They share what they see with every other outlet. For decades the White House Correspondents' Association, the reporters' own body, decided who filled the pool seats. In February 2025 the White House took that choice for itself. The same month it barred the Associated Press from the pool because the AP would not use the name "Gulf of America". The AP sued, and the case went through the federal courts over 2025. That dispute is the background to this one.

This week, according to The New York Times, Trump banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House. The Times reports that a court order on Thursday restored their access. The Washington Post says the rotating TV pool resumed on Friday. By Friday night, the White House had kept CNN off the Saturday flight.

Who is in it. The president and the White House press office decide who travels. CNN was the network due to supply the pictures that weekend. The courts decide whether shutting out an outlet breaks the First Amendment, which bars the government from punishing speech.

What is at stake. If a White House can pick which outlets fly with the president, it can choose who sees him up close. If the courts say it cannot, reporters keep control of the pool.

Where it stands. NPR says it appeared there would be no TV pool coverage on Saturday. The New York Times calls the week an "uneasy détente".

What is being argued about

  • Whether the White House kept CNN off Air Force One to protect security or to punish its reporting
  • Whether the Thursday court order covers travel on the president's plane
  • What happens to TV coverage of the president when the pool network is left off
  • Why outlets used four different verbs for the same decision
One decision, four verbsSide by side
OutletHeadline verbWho is named as actingHedged?
The New York TimesBlocksthe White Houseno
The Washington Postblocksthe White Houseno
NPR, Saturday morningcutsthe White Houseno
NPR, overnightleft off … signalsthe White House, which only signalsyes
The HillCNN says … were barredno actor namedyes, attributed to CNN
Headline wording from each report. The Hill's report rests on CNN's own account.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent CNN says its reporters were barred from joining press pool on Air Force One 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 court order to grounded poolTimeline
  1. 2026-09-24— no time published A court Restores White House access for CNN and two other outlets, according to The New York Times
  2. 2026-09-25— no time published White House TV pool The rotating TV pool resumes, according to The Washington Post
  3. 2026-09-2523:51 published time of the report The Washington Post White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
  4. 2026-09-2602:14 published time of the report The Hill CNN says its reporters were barred
  5. 2026-09-2602:31 published time of the report The New York Times White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
  6. 2026-09-2604:42 published time of the report NPR The White House 'signals' CNN will be left off
  7. 2026-09-2611:38 published time of the report NPR The White House has barred CNN; it appears there will be no TV pool coverage today
  8. 2026-09-26— Saturday morning, no exact time published Trump, reported by MSNBC and the Washington Examiner "I want real news, not fake news, like you"said before boarding Air Force One
  9. 2026-09-2616:00 published time of the report The Hill Trump first cited coverage, then national security
Times are when each report was published, in UTC.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One 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 CNN says its reporters were barred from joining press pool on Air Force One 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’ 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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump escalates standoff with press in fresh attacks on MS NOW, CNN Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Security or punishment

One report states flatly that the ban was about Trump's displeasure with coverage. It calls his later national security argument a buzzword. No report we hold sets out the security case in the White House's own words beyond a fragment.

1 reports stating a punitive motive flat 0 reports setting out the security argument in full 2 reports quoting Trump's 'fake news' remark

Who is named as acting

Four headlines name the White House as the one that blocked, cut or left off CNN. One report only hedges that the White House 'signaled' it. Another rests the account on CNN's word, with no actor named.

4 headlines naming the White House as actor 1 reports resting on CNN's own account 1 reports mentioning the court order restoring access
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent CNN says its reporters were barred from joining press pool on Air Force One 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 blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’ 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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump escalates standoff with press in fresh attacks on MS NOW, CNN Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true The White House barred CNN from Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to Tennessee.
The New York Times, The Washington Post and NPR report it, and The Hill cites CNN's own account that its reporters were barred. Four outlets carry it, and the network affected confirms it.
Checked against 5 sources:
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent CNN says its reporters were barred from joining press pool on Air Force One 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 A court order on Thursday had restored CNN's White House access before this exclusion.
The New York Times reports the Thursday court order, and a second New York Times piece refers to a legal intervention. No other outlet we hold confirms it, so it rests on one outlet.
Checked against 2 sources:
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Trump first said the ban was over his displeasure with the outlets' reporting, and later called it a matter of national security.
Only The Hill reports that the stated reason changed. The Washington Examiner and MSNBC quote Trump's "fake news" remark on Saturday but do not mention a national-security reason.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’ 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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump escalates standoff with press in fresh attacks on MS NOW, CNN Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

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 →
C Clarissa-Jan Lim MSNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Chosen figure The headline uses the president's rounded-up wording in quotation marks, not the exact sum.×1
Conflicting fact names ICE as the force that shot Alex Pretti×1
Distancing quote marks the amount is put in quote marks as the president's phrase, not as a fact×1
Editorial emphasis inside an attributed claim the report inserts 'repeatedly' between dashes into the administration's account×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed4 unverified4 true
From 44 reports we hold under this byline, at MSNBC. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
S Sophie Brams The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution.×1
Distancing label the administration's name for the payment is held at arm's length×1
Framing of the stated reason the national security case called a 'buzzword' in the headline×1
Motive asserted stated flat that the ban was about his displeasure with their reporting×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified1 true
From 50 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 →
S Scott Simon NPR
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Framing placed in Trump's 'fight with the press', stated flat×1
Hedge the loss of TV pool coverage is hedged×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 19 reports we hold under this byline, at NPR. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
M Michael M. Grynbaum The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named for the ban The President is named as the one who imposed the ban, and a judge as the one who reversed it.×1
Asserted in the reporter's voice escalation and war on the media stated flat; the legal challenge hedged×1
Asserted in the report's own voice Escalation, a war on the media and a probable legal challenge are all stated without attribution in the standfirst×1
Headline state Headline says flat that the ban still holds; later reports say reporters were let back in×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed3 unverified5 true
From 24 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
E Erik Wemple The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Attributed claim The First Amendment argument is attributed to the outlets, not stated as fact×1
Attribution attributed: the First Amendment claim is put as the outlets' argument×1
Characterising verb a neutral verb for the same filing×1
Ground for the ban Decorum, quoted from the president's own finding.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 unverified3 true
From 21 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
M Mira Bhakta The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed racist placed in quotation marks and credited to the students×1
Asserted vs attributed stated flat that the process bypasses Congress×1
Attributed 'racist' placed in quotation marks as the students' word×1
Attribution puts the demand for an investigation on two named lawmakers×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed5 unverified5 true
From 246 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 →
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
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Coverage, outlet by outlet

Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’ 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
Carries Trump's 'fake news' remark, headlined as Trump 'trolling' a reporter who asked if he wanted only friendly outlets around him.
President Donald Trump fired back at a reporter Saturday before boarding Air Force One for the University of Tennessee vs. the University of Texas college football game. “I want real news, not fake news, like you,” Trump said when asked if he only wanted to be surrounded by outlets that support him. Recommended Stories Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’ Bob Cusack says Trump is ‘fighting with everybody’ and reacts to communism TV ad Congress introduces bipartisan legislation creating national film tax credit “Listen, I want real news. I love an open, free press. What I do
Headline verb: loaded: 'trolls' — “Trump trolls reporter: I don’t want fake news ‘like you’”
Verb for the president: 'trolls' and 'fired back': Trump cast as responding to a provocation — “President Donald Trump fired back at a reporter Saturday”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4744106/trump-tro…
MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump escalates standoff with press in fresh attacks on MS NOW, CNN Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Names the reporter Trump addressed on Saturday morning, MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner: “I want real news, not fake news — like you.”
President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the press on Saturday morning, a day after escalating his standoff with news outlets by banning CNN from traveling with him on Air Force One. “Why should perpetrators of FAKE NEWS, like CNN and MSDNC, be allowed access to a very sacred place, the White House?” he wrote on Truth Social. “Despite my big Election Win, almost 100% of ‘TRUMP’ coverage is negative, and has been for years!” In brief remarks to reporters later on Saturday morning, the president denied that he only wanted news outlets that support him in the press pool, telling MS NOW’s
Who is named as acting: names the President as the one escalating — “Trump escalates standoff with press”
Whether anyone targeted is named: the reporter Trump addressed is named, with his words quoted in full — ““I want real news, not fake news — like you,” he told MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner on Saturday morning.”
Read it at MSNBC → https://www.ms.now/news/trump-white-house-press-cnn-ban-ms-now
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights 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 says Trump first blamed CNN's coverage and turned to national security later.
When President Trump announced he was kicking three news organizations out of the White House, he made clear it was because of his displeasure with their reporting. But days into the ban, he turned to a familiar argument to justify his decision. It was about national security. “Fake News people and publications that only write negatively,…
Motive asserted: stated flat that the ban was about his displeasure with their reporting — “he made clear it was because of his displeasure with their reporting”
Framing of the stated reason: the national security case called a 'buzzword' in the headline — “National security becomes Trump’s buzzword for legal fights”
Stated motive: stated flat that the reason was displeasure with coverage, and that national security came later — “he made clear it was because of his displeasure with their reporting”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6112509-trump-national-sec…
N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent Press pool dispute escalates as White House cuts CNN from Air Force One travel Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Says it appeared there would be no TV pool coverage of Saturday's trip.
The White House has barred CNN from traveling on Air Force One this weekend. It's another chapter in President Trump's fight with the press, and it appears there will be no TV pool coverage today.
Framing: placed in Trump's 'fight with the press', stated flat — “It's another chapter in President Trump's fight with the press”
Hedge: the loss of TV pool coverage is hedged — “it appears there will be no TV pool coverage today”
Read it at NPR → https://www.npr.org/2026/09/26/nx-s1-5981494/press-pool-dispute-escalat…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Describes the week as “an abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente”, without saying who ruled.
An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.
Word choice: calls the President's order a 'decree' — “An abrupt decree”
Who is named as acting: four events with no actor named, not the White House and not the court — “An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/media/trump-white-house-pre…
N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Says the White House only 'signaled' the move, and names the First Amendment stakes.
National CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction September 26, 202612:42 AM ET By The Associated Press The motorcade of President Donald Trump departs the White House en route to the National Archives to greet China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP CNN was replaced by the conservative Real America's Voice News. The news came just after journalists from three news outlets that Trump banned last week from the White H
Hedge: hedged: the White House only 'signaled' — “The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One”
Who is named as acting: the White House only 'signaled'; CNN is 'left off' with no actor — “The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One”
Read it at NPR → https://www.npr.org/2026/09/26/g-s1-145142/cnn-left-off-air-force-one
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that says a court order on Thursday had restored access for CNN and two other banned outlets.
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
What is dated: places the court order before the Air Force One exclusion and dates it — “a court order on Thursday restored their access”
What is omitted elsewhere: the only report that names the court order restoring access — “but a court order on Thursday restored their access”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/business/media/white-house-cnn-air-f…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent CNN says its reporters were barred from joining press pool on Air Force One 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
Rests the account on CNN's word, and says CNN was due to be the weekend's TV pool network for the Knoxville game.
CNN reported its journalists have been barred from joining the press pool traveling with President Trump this weekend. They were set to board Air Force One Saturday to cover his visit to Knoxville for a college football game. The outlet had been scheduled to serve as this weekend’s TV press pooler — a rotating group…
Attribution: the barring rests on CNN's account, with no actor named — “CNN reported its journalists have been barred”
Who is named as acting: no actor named: 'have been barred', with no one said to have barred them — “CNN reported its journalists have been barred from joining the press pool traveling with President Trump this weekend.”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/media/6112790-trump-cnn-barred-air-force-one/
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One 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 rotating TV pool had resumed on Friday, and the exclusion puts it “in jeopardy once more.”
The White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/25/white-house-blocks-c…
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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 362 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 → 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 6448 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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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