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Trump hails a 'truly great friendship', Warren says he 'loves dictators' — and one outlet reports a trade truce to January

Xi Jinping reached the White House on Thursday for his first US state visit since 2015. Of 11 reports we hold, most cover the welcome. One carries a trade-truce extension to 10 January 2027, and it rests on one US official.

Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting
Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting as published by The Guardian · seen at The Guardian
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The welcome. Donald Trump met Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, the Independent and The Hill report. Xi reached the White House on Thursday morning, the Guardian says. The Independent calls it Xi's first US state visit since 2015.

Six outlets, six leads.

Outlet What it leads with
The Guardian Trump says the two have "forged a truly great friendship"
Reuters (French service) an "accueil d'exception" — an exceptional welcome
The Independent a "historic state visit"; Xi, via Xinhua: "partners, not rivals"
The Hill Senator Elizabeth Warren: Trump "loves dictators"
Life.ru 2.5 hours for talks; the 1972 "toast to peace" wine at dinner
Suspilne truce extended to 10 January 2027, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

The agenda. The Guardian lists trade, AI and Taiwan. The Independent lists trade, technology and Iran. Only the Guardian names Taiwan.

Three reports on the sideshow. The Independent ran two: an old Trump post attacking Obama for hosting Xi in 2012, and an aide in Trump's photo. Life.ru ran the dinner menu.

What is not settled - The truce date rests on Bessent alone, via Suspilne. No report we hold carries a Chinese confirmation. - No report says what the talks produced beyond that. - Xi speaks in one report, through Chinese state media. - One Independent report calls the Andrews greeting the first of its kind since 1962. It gives no source. Another Independent report calls it only "an unusual move".

What this is about. China's leader is in Washington for talks with the US president on trade, technology and security. It comes after years of economic conflict between the world's two largest economies.

How it got here. The US and the People's Republic of China opened relations in 1972, when President Richard Nixon visited Beijing and dined with Premier Zhou Enlai. Washington formally recognised Beijing in 1979 and ended official ties with Taiwan. Under US law it kept unofficial links and arms sales. Xi Jinping has led China since 2012–13. In Trump's first term, from 2017, he put tariffs on Chinese goods and Beijing answered in kind, starting a trade war. Trump has been back in office since January 2025. The Independent reports that he again put tariffs on China before the two sides agreed a trade truce. Trump made a state visit to China in May, and this is Xi's return visit.

The actors. - The United States wants lower barriers for its exports and limits on China's access to advanced chips and AI technology. - China wants tariffs lifted and export controls eased. It treats Taiwan as its own territory. - Taiwan governs itself and is not at the table. Beijing claims it. Washington does not formally recognise it but supports its defence. - Trump's domestic critics say he is too soft on Beijing on AI and chips, the Independent reports.

What is at stake. If the truce holds, tariffs stay where they are and trade keeps flowing. If it lapses, both sides can raise tariffs again. How the two leaders speak about Taiwan is read closely in Taipei and in Beijing.

Where it stands. The leaders met on Thursday. According to Suspilne, Bessent says the truce now runs to 10 January 2027. We hold no statement from Beijing on that date, and no report from a Chinese outlet.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • How outlets described the welcome: 'great friendship', 'exceptional', 'historic', or a welcome for a 'dictator'
  • The trade truce extended to 10 January 2027, reported once and sourced to the US side only
  • What the talks cover: trade, AI, Taiwan and Iran, depending on the outlet
  • Why most reports cover the ceremony and not the talks
One visit, six ways to describe itSide by side
OutletWhat it led withWhose voice
The Guardian"forged a truly great friendship"Trump
Reuters (French service)"accueil d'exception" (an exceptional welcome)none quoted
The Independent"historic state visit"; "partners, not rivals"Xi, via Xinhua
The Hill"He loves dictators"Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Life.ru2.5 hours of talks; the 1972 "toast to peace"the White House
Suspilnetrade truce extended to 10 January 2027Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
What each outlet put first. Life.ru and Suspilne are quoted in translation.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump offre à Xi Jinping un accueil d'exception à la Maison blanche · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Watch live: Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington in historic state visit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Warren: Trump loves power Xi represents 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 → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Си Цзиньпин приехал в Белый дом: На переговоры с Трампом отвели 2,5 часа Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Тост из 1972-го повторят для Трампа и Си: Чем Белый дом накормит лидеров США и Китая Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service США і Китай продовжили «торговельне перемирʼя» до січня 2027 року Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What 11 reports on the visit carryChart
Counts of the reports we hold. A report can fall in more than one row.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump offre à Xi Jinping un accueil d'exception à la Maison blanche · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Си Цзиньпин приехал в Белый дом: На переговоры с Трампом отвели 2,5 часа Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Тост из 1972-го повторят для Трампа и Си: Чем Белый дом накормит лидеров США и Китая Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Svenska Dagbladet
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Svenska Dagbladet 🇸🇪SE · newspaper · independent Xi har anlänt till Vita huset Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Svenska Dagbladet → What we have measured Attributed context The Iran link is hedged and credited to another newspaper ×1Hedged context Base's use for strikes on Iran is hedged and attributed to another paper ×1Hedged or flat a directional claim about the race stated flat, with no poll figure behind it ×1Loss stated flat, size not given a large loss asserted with no figure, and a coalition demand named in the same line ×1 from 3297 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Warren: Trump loves power Xi represents 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 Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Watch live: Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington in historic state visit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump posts photo of his greeting Xi – and Natalie Harp is the only other person in the frame Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent أ.ف.ب: ترامب يستقبل شي في البيت الأبيض Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service США і Китай продовжили «торговельне перемирʼя» до січня 2027 року Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One voice from Beijing

Of 11 reports on the visit, one carries Xi's own words, and it takes them from Chinese state media. The end date of the trade truce, 10 January 2027, rests on one US official. Three reports carry a headline and almost nothing else.

11 reports on the visit 1 reports carrying Xi's own words 1 reports giving the end date of the truce 3 reports with a headline and little or no text

The welcome over the talks

Three reports are about the ceremony, not the talks: the dinner menu, an aide in a photograph, an old post by Trump. None of them says what was agreed.

3 reports on the menu, an aide or an old post 1 reports naming Taiwan as a topic
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Guardian
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump offre à Xi Jinping un accueil d'exception à la Maison blanche · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Си Цзиньпин приехал в Белый дом: На переговоры с Трампом отвели 2,5 часа Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Тост из 1972-го повторят для Трампа и Си: Чем Белый дом накормит лидеров США и Китая Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Svenska Dagbladet
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Svenska Dagbladet 🇸🇪SE · newspaper · independent Xi har anlänt till Vita huset Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Svenska Dagbladet → What we have measured Attributed context The Iran link is hedged and credited to another newspaper ×1Hedged context Base's use for strikes on Iran is hedged and attributed to another paper ×1Hedged or flat a directional claim about the race stated flat, with no poll figure behind it ×1Loss stated flat, size not given a large loss asserted with no figure, and a coalition demand named in the same line ×1 from 3297 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Warren: Trump loves power Xi represents 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 Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Watch live: Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington in historic state visit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump posts photo of his greeting Xi – and Natalie Harp is the only other person in the frame Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent أ.ف.ب: ترامب يستقبل شي في البيت الأبيض Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service США і Китай продовжили «торговельне перемирʼя» до січня 2027 року Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

Ю Юрий Лысенко Life.ru · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anonymous sourcing Says the plan rests on unnamed sources cited by another outlet×1
Asserted or attributed the failure to protect is written as a flat statement first and attributed in the following sentence×1
Assertion order the causal claim comes first as a statement, and only the end of the sentence attributes it to Trump×1
Assertion order The sentence opens with the claim stated flat. Trump's name comes only at the end.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified3 true
From 1520 reports we hold under this byline, at Life.ru. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
S Sarah Davis The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted not attributed States the purpose of the payments flat, in the administration's terms.×1
Asserted versus attributed the same two days listed without a characterising adjective on any speech×1
Asserted vs attributed states the purpose flat, in the administration's terms, with no attribution×1
Attributed characterisation Carries Trump's description of the fund. The description is attributed but not set against any account of what the fund does.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed14 unverified14 true
From 223 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Amy Hawkins The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anyone hurt is counted, not named counted only×1
Headline states as fact what the body does not asserted flat, no attribution×1
Host voice quoted Trump's praise for the relationship is quoted. Xi does not speak in this report.×1
Official's reading carried unhedged the motive is reported as what the strike showed, not as what one official said it showed×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed4 unverified
From 21 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian, Der Freitag. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Ariana Baio The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Host voice quoted Trump's praise for the relationship is quoted. Xi does not speak in this report.×1
Whose voice The host's warm words lead the report, quoted directly.×1
From 62 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
C Chris Hippensteel The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anonymous attribution the Iran warning rests on an unnamed official×1
Evaluation stated flat A judgement about the tone of the visit is stated as fact, not attributed×1
Hedge The report hedges the defiance of the order as 'apparent'. The filing it quotes names Secret Service agents as the ones confiscating passes.×1
Hedge The defiance of the court is hedged as 'apparent'.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 14 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
L Lucy Campbell The Guardian
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Host voice quoted Trump's praise for the relationship is quoted. Xi does not speak in this report.×1
Whose voice The host's warm words lead the report, quoted directly.×1
Whose voice is quoted the only interpreter of the decision works for an asset manager×1
Whose voice is quoted first the first and only analysis quoted is an asset manager's×1
From 23 reports we hold under this byline, at The Guardian. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
М Марія Патока Suspilne
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted vs attributed the headline gives the motive to an expert; the body states it flat×1
Attribution The death is attributed to the Air Force in the headline×1
Funds described as given 'will provide funds' carries no indication that this is borrowed money×1
Headline framing the headline casts Zelensky as backing Trump; it leaves out the condition he set×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading3 unverified3 true
From 390 reports we hold under this byline, at Suspilne. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
B Brendan Rascius The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline asserts what the standfirst denies the headline states she was fired and gives the reason in quotation marks; the line under it carries her lawyer's denial that she was fired×1
Headline states what the report denies the firing and its alleged reason are in the headline; the denial is in the standfirst×1
No actor named passive throughout — nobody is named as having done the firing×1
The denial, and who holds it the denial is attributed to an attorney, not to her, and appears only after the headline has stated the firing flat×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed2 unverified
From 203 reports we hold under this byline, at The Independent. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
H Holly Patrick The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Beijing's voice The only report that gives Xi's own words, and it takes them through Xinhua.×1
Critics not named Criticism is credited to critics nobody names.×1
Guest voice quoted This is the only report that carries Xi's own words, taken from Chinese state media.×1
Unnamed critics The criticism is attributed to 'domestic critics', none of them named.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 113 reports we hold under this byline, at The Independent. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
O Owen Scott The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Loaded verb Mockery on social media becomes 'shredded' in the report's own caption.×1
Loaded verb A photo caption says Trump was 'shredded', over a resurfaced 2012 tweet.×1
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L Life.ru
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Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Си Цзиньпин приехал в Белый дом: На переговоры с Трампом отвели 2,5 часа Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Life.ru: 2.5 hours set aside for the talks.
У Южного портика Си Цзиньпина и его супругу Пэн Лиюань встретили Трамп и первая леди Мелания Трамп. После этого в Белом доме началась торжественная церемония государственного визита с участием американских военнослужащих. По программе лидеры США и Китая выступят с короткими заявлениями, после чего состоится военный смотр. Затем Трамп и Си перейдут к переговорам сначала один на один, а потом в расширенном составе с участием делегаций. Как ожидается, стороны затронут международную и экономическую повестку, включая торговлю, энергетику и искусственный интеллект. Согласно рабочему графику американ
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/si-tszinpin-priehal-v-belyy-dom-na-peregovory-s-tramp…
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump offre à Xi Jinping un accueil d'exception à la Maison blanche · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → 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 → — independent
Reuters' French service calls it an "accueil d'exception", an exceptional welcome. Headline only.
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/fr/affaires/trump-accueille-xi-jinping-la-maiso…
Svenska Dagbladet
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Svenska Dagbladet 🇸🇪SE · newspaper · independent Xi har anlänt till Vita huset Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Svenska Dagbladet → What we have measured Attributed context The Iran link is hedged and credited to another newspaper ×1Hedged context Base's use for strikes on Iran is hedged and attributed to another paper ×1Hedged or flat a directional claim about the race stated flat, with no poll figure behind it ×1Loss stated flat, size not given a large loss asserted with no figure, and a coalition demand named in the same line ×1 from 3297 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Xi anlände till Vita huset med pandadiplomati 1/2 USA:s president Donald Trump och Kinas president Xi Jinping går in i Vita huset, följda av sina hustrur, Melania Trump och Peng Liyuan. Foto: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT Kinas president Xi Jinping och USA:s dito Donald Trump i Vita huset. Foto: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT USA:s president Donald Trump och Kinas president Xi Jinping går in i Vita huset, följda av sina hustrur, Melania Trump och Peng Liyuan. Foto: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/TT Kinas president Xi Jinping har anlänt till Vita huset, där han togs emot av Donald Trump, som i sitt välkomsttal betonade
Read it at Svenska Dagbladet → https://www.svd.se/a/vroMem/xi-har-anlant-till-vita-huset?utm_medium=rss
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Warren: Trump loves power Xi represents 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
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, on the welcome: "He loves dictators."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump’s unusual decision to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping with fanfare during the leader’s arrival at Joint Base Andrews. “This is actually pretty consistent for Trump,” the senator told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “He loves dictators, and he loves the power that Xi Jinping represents, and I think…
Whose voice is quoted: A Democratic senator's criticism is the report's whole subject. — “He loves dictators, and he loves the power that Xi Jinping represents”
Voice quoted: A Democratic senator's criticism leads the report — “He loves dictators, and he loves the power that Xi Jinping represents”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6108643-elizabeth-warren-donald-tru…
L Life.ru
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Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Тост из 1972-го повторят для Трампа и Си: Чем Белый дом накормит лидеров США и Китая Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Life.ru: the White House says the state dinner will serve the California sparkling wine that Nixon and Zhou Enlai used for their 1972 "toast to peace".
Ужин начнётся с игристого Schramsberg «Blanc de Noir». Выбор вина должен напомнить об историческом тосте Никсона и Чжоу Эньлая во время визита американского президента в Китай, ставшего важным этапом нормализации отношений между двумя странами. На первое гостям подадут велуте из жёлтой тыквы с фрикасе из лесных грибов, хрустящей панчеттой и маслом зелёного лука. Главное блюдо — морской окунь в кунжутной корочке с китайской капустой бок-чой, запечённым баклажаном и зелёным соусом. На десерт приготовят ванильный крем с конфи из кислой вишни и франжипаном из грецкого ореха. Его дополнят мороженым
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/tost-iz-1972-go-povtoryat-dlya-trampa-i-si-chem-belyy…
The Guardian
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The Guardian 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent Trump-Xi live updates: leaders of US and China to talk AI and trade in major Washington meeting Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Guardian → What we have measured Actor named Denial in the passive voice, with no one named as the person who dismissed it ×1Actor named names Israel as acting and states the death toll flat, with no source ×1Actor named Ireland named as the side that ended the conference ×1Allegation omitted the police statement is cut with an ellipsis where the other two reports carry the controlling or coercive behaviour allegation ×1 from 10552 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Guardian: Trump says he and Xi have "forged a truly great friendship". The only report to list Taiwan on the agenda.
Donald and Melania Trump have just welcomed Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan with a military band and the flags of both countries to the White House.
Whose voice: The host's warm words lead the report, quoted directly. — “forged a truly great friendship”
Host voice quoted: Trump's praise for the relationship is quoted. Xi does not speak in this report. — “forged a truly great friendship”
Read it at The Guardian → https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/24/trump-xi-jinping-c…
S Suspilne
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Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service США і Китай продовжили «торговельне перемирʼя» до січня 2027 року Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — public-service
Suspilne: the only report of an outcome. Bessent says the trade truce is extended to 10 January 2027.
Міністр фінансів США Скотт Бессент заявив, що представники урядів Китаю та США погодилися продовжити «торговельне перемирʼя» між країнами до 10 січня 2027 року. Про це повідомляє Bloomberg. Попередньо «торговельне перемирʼя» діяло до листопада 2026 року. Скотт Бессент був незадоволений переговорами з представниками Китаю напередодні візиту очільника КНР Сі Цзіньпіна до США. «Є деякі результати, які не були ідеальними з китайського боку», — сказав Скотт Бессент. Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Американський торговельний представник Джейм
One sided source: The date the trade truce ends comes from the US treasury secretary alone. No Chinese confirmation is carried. — “Міністр фінансів США Скотт Бессент заявив”
Substance carried once: The extension of the trade truce appears only here, attributed to Bessent, with a date: 10 January 2027. — “Міністр фінансів США Скотт Бессент заявив”
Read it at Suspilne → https://suspilne.media/1411544-ssa-ta-kitaj-prodovzili-torgovelne-perem…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent أ.ف.ب: ترامب يستقبل شي في البيت الأبيض Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959526/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump posts photo of his greeting Xi – and Natalie Harp is the only other person in the frame Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent: Trump's photo of the greeting shows a B-1 bomber overhead and one aide, Natalie Harp, in the frame.
News World Americas US politics Trump posts photo of his greeting Xi – and Natalie Harp is the only other person in the frame Natalie Harp has attracted considerable attention over what some observers describe as her intense devotion to Trump and her expansive influence within his inner circle Brendan Rascius in New York Thursday 24 September 2026 15:09 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Trump winces during military flyover as he welcomes Xi Jinping Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite arti
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-xi-…
The Independent
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The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Watch live: Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington in historic state visit Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent: the only report with Xi's own words. Via Xinhua, he hopes the two will be "partners, not rivals". Adds Iran to the agenda.
News World Americas US politics Watch live: Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington in historic state visit Holly Patrick Thursday 24 September 2026 14:58 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Close Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Indepen
Beijing's voice: The only report that gives Xi's own words, and it takes them through Xinhua. — “partners, not rivals.”
Critics not named: Criticism is credited to critics nobody names. — “the US president has been accused by his domestic critics of being too lax with Beijing”
Unnamed critics: The criticism is attributed to 'domestic critics', none of them named. — “the US president has been accused by his domestic critics of being too lax with Beijing”
Guest voice quoted: This is the only report that carries Xi's own words, taken from Chinese state media. — “partners, not rivals.”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-xi-…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Independent: a 2012 Trump post calling Obama's hosting of Xi "So wrong!" resurfaces. Trump says Iran is on the agenda.
News World Americas US politics Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’ ‘There's always a tweet,’ one social media user quipped, just as President Trump rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader Owen Scott Thursday 24 September 2026 15:28 BST Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Trump winces during military flyover as he welcomes Xi Jinping Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your In
Loaded verb: Mockery on social media becomes 'shredded' in the report's own caption. — “President Donald Trump has been shredded after an old tweet criticizing Obama resurfaced”
Loaded verb: A photo caption says Trump was 'shredded', over a resurfaced 2012 tweet. — “President Donald Trump has been shredded after an old tweet criticizing Obama resurfaced”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-oba…
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International Court of Justice
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International Court of Justice INT · official record · intergovernmental body 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 → International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Court INT · official record · intergovernmental body 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 → UN News
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UN News INT · official record · intergovernmental body No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actors named Names both vetoing states and the sponsor, and says what the draft would have created ×1Asserted versus attributed share of women and children among the dead given with no source ×1Asserted vs attributed Israel named as acting, stated in the report's own voice ×1Asymmetric verb The Iranian government's crimes are 'confirmed'. The US finding is only 'reasonable grounds'. The two findings are weighted differently in one sentence. ×1 from 439 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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