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The Washington Post calls it a ‘Trumpalooza’ centered on Trump; the New York Times says candidates must decide how tightly to tether themselves

Republicans open a two-day convention in Dallas. Four outlets, eight reports, and no agreement on whether the party is running on the president or around him.

Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention
Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention as published by The Hill · seen at The Hill
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What they call it. The Washington Post says the party is staging the Dallas gathering "at President Donald Trump's urging" and "centered on him". The New York Times calls it "an unusual gathering" where top candidates "will be forced to decide just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president". The Washington Examiner calls it the party's "first-ever midterm convention".

Outlet What the convention is for Whose words
The Washington Post staged at Trump's urging, "centered on him" the outlet's own
The New York Times candidates tying themselves to "an unpopular president" the outlet's own
The Hill the party will "defy history to win this November" RNC chair Joe Gruters
Washington Examiner a contrast with "weird Democrat candidates" Sen. Tim Scott, before he speaks

What has a method. One report of the eight gives a survey with its house, its month and its sample — a Financial Times/Focaldata poll of 2,152 people, on the economy rather than on approval. Two call the president unpopular or his approval rock-bottom, with no figure.

Not settled. Whether this is the party's first midterm convention: one outlet says so twice, three describe the event without the claim, and nothing we hold contradicts it. The 20,000 crowd figure comes from one report, which names no source. Four Democratic candidates are named from the stage; none of them answers anywhere in the eight. We cannot fetch MSNBC or Reuters, so their absence here is ours, not theirs.

What this is about. The Republican Party spent 9 and 10 September 2026 holding a convention in Dallas, two months before the November midterm elections, and the disagreement in the coverage is whether the event is built around President Donald Trump or designed to point away from him.

How it got here. American parties normally hold one convention every four years, in a presidential year, to nominate a candidate. Midterms — the whole House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, governorships and state offices — are usually fought seat by seat with no national gathering at all, and they usually go badly for the party that holds the White House, which is what the RNC chair means by "defy history". Trump won in 2024 and took office again in January 2025; Republicans hold the presidency, the House and the Senate, so every seat this November is defended by the governing party.

Their record is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Washington Examiner describes as making tax provisions permanent, ending tax on tips and overtime, and cutting spending on Medicaid and food stamps. Since then a war with Iran has, in the Examiner's account, pushed up gas prices and "sucked all the oxygen" from that record. A Financial Times/Focaldata survey in August found 53% of 2,152 respondents said their own economic position had worsened, including 24% of people who voted for Trump in 2024.

Who is in it. The RNC under Joe Gruters runs the convention. Sen. Tim Scott chairs the party's Senate campaign arm and must hold seats in Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Maine and Texas. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President JD Vance are there; Trump's team, per the Examiner, chose the speakers and vetted the speeches.

What turns on it. Control of Congress decides what can be passed, funded or investigated for the rest of the term.

Where it stands. Day one closed with Trump on stage; Dallas officials closed streets for planned anti-Trump protests.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the convention is a bet on Trump or a way around him
  • A first-ever midterm convention, claimed by one outlet only
  • Attack lines published before delivery, with no reply carried
  • Which numbers in the coverage say how they were taken
Four outlets, four accounts of what Dallas is forSide by side
OutletWhat it says the convention is forAttributed, or stated flat
The Washington Post"At President Donald Trump's urging, the GOP is staging a midterm convention centered on him." A second report: "They'd rather not talk about Trump and gas prices."Stated in the outlet's own voice. No source named for either.
The New York Times"An unusual gathering" where top candidates "will be forced to decide just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president."Stated in the outlet's own voice. "Unpopular" carries no figure.
The HillA two-day convention with Trump closing the first day; the party will "defy history to win this November".Attributed by name to RNC chair Joe Gruters.
Washington ExaminerThe party's "first-ever midterm convention", a "contrast election" against "the most dangerous … radical … and frankly weird Democrat candidates in history".Sen. Tim Scott, quoted from a speech before he delivers it. No reply carried.
Quotes as published on 9 September 2026. Two reports from each outlet.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Republicans gather for two-day ‘Trumpalooza’ with midterms approaching Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent What Republicans are campaigning on for the midterms 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. 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 Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention 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 Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent RNC chair: ‘We’re going to defy history to win this November’ 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 Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan 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 →
One number in the coverage says how it was takenChart
Counted across the eight reports we hold on the convention, from four outlets.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Two party officials run unanswered

One report prints a Senate campaign chair's speech before delivery, including the charge that a named candidate has blood on his hands; another gives its headline to the party chair's own prediction. Four Democratic candidates are named as targets across the reports we hold. None of them, and no other named Democrat, is quoted in reply anywhere in the nine reports.

9 reports we hold on this event 2 reports carrying a party official at length 4 Democratic candidates named as targets 0 reports quoting a named Democrat in reply

Unpopular: stated, rarely measured

Two reports call the president unpopular or say his approval is at rock bottom, and neither gives a figure. One report carries a survey with its month, its sample size and a crossbreak, and it is about the economy rather than approval. No report we hold gives an approval number or says how one was taken.

2 reports calling the president unpopular with no figure 1 reports carrying a survey with its sample size 0 reports giving an approval number
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Republicans gather for two-day ‘Trumpalooza’ with midterms approaching 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. 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 Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention 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 Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention 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 Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent RNC chair: ‘We’re going to defy history to win this November’ 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 What Republicans are campaigning on for the midterms 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 →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The Dallas gathering is the first midterm convention the Republican Party has ever held.
Only the Washington Examiner calls it first-ever, in two pieces by the same outlet; The New York Times says only that the gathering is unusual and The Hill and The Washington Post describe it without the claim. Nothing we hold contradicts it.
Checked against 5 sources:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. 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 Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention 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 Republicans gather for two-day ‘Trumpalooza’ with midterms approaching 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 →
unverified About 20,000 people are expected at the convention.
Only the Washington Examiner gives the figure, and it names no source for it. No other report we hold gives an attendance number.
Checked against 1 source:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 Trump is unpopular going into the midterms.
The New York Times calls him an unpopular president and the Washington Examiner says he is enduring rock-bottom approval ratings, but neither gives a number, a pollster or a method. The Washington Examiner's separate report cites a Financial Times/Focaldata survey of 2,152 respondents on the economy, not on his approval.
Checked against 3 sources:
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

A Amber Phillips The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Motive asserted in the outlet's voice what the party wants to avoid is stated as fact, unattributed×1
Stated not attributed a motive attributed to a whole party with no source×1
Unnamed source The permanence threat is credited to allies who are not named.×1
Unnamed source The threat that the closure could be permanent comes from allies who are not named.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 22 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J Jesus Jiménez The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Who is named as acting city officials act; protesters only plan, and are not counted×1
From 6 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
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 →
R Rob Crilly Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried×1
Asserted, not attributed A claim about what voters are hearing is written in the report's own voice.×1
Asserted not attributed A contributor states a foreign endorsement as fact, with no source×1
Claim stated flat An Iranian endorsement of Democrats is asserted with no source×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed11 unverified2 true
From 36 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 →
R Ryan Mancini The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's×1
Asserted versus attributed the president's forecast carried in his own words, attributed to his post×1
Claim carried without a check a presidential forecast is the lede, with no analyst or figure against it×1
Label attributed, not asserted the word racist is placed in the critics' mouths×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 disputed4 unverified7 true
From 265 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 →
R Reid J. Epstein The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Characterisation stated flat the president's standing is asserted with no poll behind it×1
Stated not attributed the president's standing asserted as settled, with no number×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified
From 23 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 →
I Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Label for the funder businessman, identified by his sport job and his state business, with no tie to Putin named×1
Sourcing the only report that names its source for who paid: the bride×1
Sourcing the only named source for the payment is the bride×1
Verb choice a loaded verb for the president's post, and the report supplies his motive×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
5 unverified1 true
From 25 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 1 report we hold carries no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent What Republicans are campaigning on for the midterms 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
One line, stated flat with no source: Republicans "would rather not talk about Trump and gas prices".
Stated not attributed: a motive attributed to a whole party with no source — “They’d rather not talk about Trump and gas prices.”
Motive asserted in the outlet's voice: what the party wants to avoid is stated as fact, unattributed — “They’d rather not talk about Trump and gas prices.”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/09/what-republicans-are…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention 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 on the city: barricades up, streets closed, federal agencies coordinated, marches planned. No protest organiser is quoted and no crowd is counted.
City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies as protesters planned anti-Trump marches and demonstrations near the convention venue.
Who is named as acting: city officials act; protesters only plan, and are not counted — “City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies as protesters planned anti-Trump marches”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/republican-convention-protests-da…
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report carrying a survey with its house, month and sample size, and the only one quoting a journalist against the party's own framing: "These are not the headlines that they want: Iran, tariffs".
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said Republicans need to look ahead and tell voters what they would do in the House and Senate if they keep power. “These are not the headlines that they want: Iran, tariffs,” Cusack said on CNN’s Laura Coates Live on Tuesday. “They want to be talking about the Big Beautiful Bill.” Recommended Stories Senate Republicans pin Chris Pappas as a ‘liar’ in first negative ad of general election ‘Politics are about the future’: Bob Cusack says Republicans need a game plan Stefany Shaheen defeats primary challenger in win for family legacy Cusack highlig
Sourcing depth: the one survey we hold that carries its date and its sample size — “A Financial Times/Focaldata survey from August reports 53% of 2,152 respondents, including 24% of those who voted for Trump in 2024, believe their economic condition has worsened.”
Poll with its method: survey house, month and sample size given with the figure — “A Financial Times/Focaldata survey from August reports 53% of 2,152 respondents”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4718240…
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Dangerous, radical, and weird Democrats: Tim Scott’s midterm convention warning to voters 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
Prints Sen. Tim Scott's speech before he gives it, naming Jon Ossoff, Sherrod Brown, Roy Cooper and Troy Jackson; also carries the 20,000 crowd figure, a recommended $25,000 buy-in and the clash with the NFL opener.
Welcome to Washington Secrets, where we will be in Dallas for the rest of the week. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today we have an exclusive preview of messaging around the first day of the Republican midterm convention, plus a scoop on the new name of the bar at the British embassy, with a cheeky nod to the semiquincentennial. EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who heads the Republican Senate campaign arm, will contrast two years of Trump policy wins with the “dangerous” ideas of “weird Democrats” at his party’s first-ever midterm convention on Wednesday. Re
Whose voice is quoted: an attack line published in advance, at length, with no reply carried — ““This midterm, we face the most dangerous … radical … and frankly weird Democrat candidates in history,” he will say.”
Unanswered accusation: a named candidate accused of responsibility for killings, with no response — “Roy Cooper has blood on his hands.”
Accusation printed unanswered: a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried — “Roy Cooper has blood on his hands.”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/4718193/dang…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent RNC chair: ‘We’re going to defy history to win this November’ 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
Gives its headline to the party chair's prediction — Joe Gruters says Republicans have better candidates, more resources and "a financial advantage".
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Tuesday said the GOP is “going to defy history to” maintain control of Congress after the midterms. Gruters told NewsNation host Blake Burman on “The Hill” that Republicans have better candidates, more resources and “a financial advantage” to “win these seats.” “Get ready because we’re going state…
What the headline claims: headline is a party official's prediction in his own words — “RNC chair: ‘We’re going to defy history to win this November’”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6078284-rnc-chair-joe-gruters-gop…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention 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 running order — administration officials, candidates and party leaders through the day, with Trump closing it on a keynote.
Administration officials, Republican candidates and party leaders will join President Trump in Dallas on Wednesday for the opening of a two-day Republican National Committee midterm convention. The president will give a keynote speech to close out the day. Several GOP lawmakers will give remarks throughout the gathering’s first day, including Reps. Brandon Gill (Texas), Rob…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6077751-live-updates-trump-…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Will Trump’s Midterm Convention Help or Hurt Republicans? 5 Things to Watch. 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
Puts the choice on the candidates rather than the party — they must decide "just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president".
At an unusual gathering in Dallas, some of the party’s top candidates will be forced to decide just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president.
Stated not attributed: the president's standing asserted as settled, with no number — “just how tightly to tether themselves to an unpopular president”
Characterisation stated flat: the president's standing is asserted with no poll behind it — “an unpopular president”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/politics/trump-republican-midterm…
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Republicans gather for two-day ‘Trumpalooza’ with midterms approaching Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that names the event "Trumpalooza" and says Trump asked for it: the party is staging a convention "centered on him".
Who is named as acting: the president is the cause of the event and the party is the one staging it — “At President Donald Trump’s urging, the GOP is staging a midterm convention centered on him.”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/09/gop-indulges-trump-w…
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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 → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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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 → 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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