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Trump says the US gets control of Greenland's security; Denmark and Greenland say they give up no sovereignty

Trump announced a security deal with Denmark and Greenland overnight on 18–19 September. He says it gives the US control of the island's security and a "large Military presence". Denmark and Greenland say it does not cede sovereignty, and Danish officials told the Washington Post it is not final. None of the reports we hold publishes the terms.

US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland
US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland as published by NPR · seen at NPR
United States Greenland Denmark United States

What Trump says. Reuters reports Trump saying the US, Denmark and Greenland agreed on "US control over security". CNBC quotes him promising a "large Military presence". The Washington Post's headline quotes Trump calling the deal "permanent".

What Denmark and Greenland say. Reuters reports both governments saying the deal "will not cede sovereignty". Danish officials told the Washington Post that it "is not final".

Question Trump, as reported Denmark and Greenland, as reported
Is there a deal? Yes (Reuters, NPR) Not final (Washington Post). They expect it to be signed soon (New York Times)
Who runs security? The US (Reuters) None of our reports carries their answer
Does the island change hands? None of our reports has Trump claiming it does No, sovereignty is not ceded (Reuters)
For how long? "Permanent" (Washington Post) None of our reports carries their answer

How the news was framed. We hold 12 headlines, and two of them are one Reuters story in two languages. Six attribute the deal to Trump. Three lead with Denmark, Greenland or Greenlanders. NPR's headline is the only one that states the deal as fact. Two independent readings of the headlines found the same split.

What is not settled. No report we hold publishes the text of the deal. The New York Times says its "full contours were unclear". The Atlantic says the deal came "at a great cost" but does not say what that cost was. The New York Times reports that Greenlanders are "Nervous and Skeptical". We hold only that headline, not the story under it.

This story is about who controls Greenland, a vast Arctic island that belongs to Denmark, and about what the US gets from the deal Trump announced.

How it got here. Greenland was a Danish colony. It gained home rule in 1979 and wider self-government in 2009. The 2009 law recognises that Greenlanders have the right to choose independence. Denmark still handles Greenland's foreign and defence policy. The US has kept a military base in the north of the island, now called Pituffik Space Base, under a defence agreement with Denmark signed in 1951.

In 2019, during his first term, Trump floated buying Greenland. Denmark and Greenland refused. After he returned to office in January 2025 he raised it again and would not rule out force. NPR says the announcement came after "months of threatening to take the island by force". Greenland says it is not for sale, MSNBC and CNBC report, and CNBC says the European Union united earlier this year to rebuke Trump over the push.

The actors. - The United States wants a bigger military footprint in the Arctic, where the island sits between North America and Russia. - Denmark is a NATO founding member and a US ally. It is responsible for Greenland's defence. - Greenland's government runs the island's own affairs. It says the island's future is for Greenlanders to decide. - NATO matters because the alliance is built on the promise that members defend each other. It is not built for one member threatening another's territory.

What is at stake. If the deal holds as Denmark and Greenland describe it, the island stays Danish and the US gains a larger military role there. If Trump's account of US "control over security" turns out to be the real substance, the line between hosting an ally and handing over control gets harder to see.

Where it stands. Trump has announced a deal. Denmark and Greenland say they expect it to be signed soon, and Danish officials say it is not final. None of the reports we hold carries the terms.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the US now controls security on Greenland, as Trump says
  • Whether sovereignty is ceded — Denmark and Greenland say no
  • Whether the deal is final or still unsigned
  • What Greenlanders themselves make of it
One announcement, two accountsSide by side
OutletWhat it saidSays the deal is unsettled?
ReutersTrump says the US, Denmark and Greenland agreed on "US control over security"No
ReutersGreenland and Denmark say the deal "will not cede sovereignty"No
CNBCTrump says the US will build a "large Military presence"No
The Washington PostTrump calls it a "permanent" security deal. Danish officials say it "is not final"Yes
The New York Times"The full contours of the deal were unclear"Yes
NPR"US and Denmark reach deal", stated as fact, after "months of threatening to take the island by force"No
The AtlanticThe deal "appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost"No
Most of these reports are a headline and one line. None publishes the terms of the deal.
Sources Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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 → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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 → CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark 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
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the announcement was reported, hour by hourTimeline
  1. 2026-09-1823:19 published time, UTC The Washington Post Trump calls it a 'permanent' deal. Danish officials say it is not final
  2. 2026-09-1823:28 published time, UTC CNBC Trump promises a 'large Military presence'
  3. 2026-09-1823:41 published time, UTC MSNBC Trump says he landed a deal with Denmark
  4. 2026-09-1823:58 published time, UTC The New York Times The full contours of the deal are unclear
  5. 2026-09-1901:00 published time, UTC The Atlantic 'The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End'
  6. 2026-09-1904:44 published time, UTC NPR Deal to build a US military presence, stated as fact
  7. 2026-09-1910:19 published time, UTC Reuters Greenland and Denmark say the deal will not cede sovereignty
  8. 2026-09-1912:56 published time, UTC The New York Times Greenlanders are 'Nervous and Skeptical'
  9. 2026-09-1915:05 published time, UTC Reuters Trump says the deal gives the US control over security
Times are when each report was published, in UTC.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says he landed deal with Denmark to bolster U.S. military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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 Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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 New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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 →
Whose word the headlines lead withChart
Two of the 12 headlines are one Reuters story in English and Portuguese. The other two headlines lead with neither side.
Sources Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Groenlândia e Dinamarca afirmam que acordo com EUA não cederá soberania · 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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 What Does Trump Want With Greenland? 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 ‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump 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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says he landed deal with Denmark to bolster U.S. military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Trump's word leads most of the headlines

Six headlines attribute the deal to Trump. Three lead with Denmark, Greenland or Greenlanders. One headline states the deal as fact, with no one named as the source.

6 headlines leading with Trump's word 3 headlines leading with Denmark or Greenland 1 headlines stating the deal as fact

Few say the deal is not settled

Two reports say the terms are unclear or that Danish officials call the deal unfinished. The rest describe what Trump announced and do not say whether it has been signed.

2 reports saying the deal is unclear or unfinished
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Groenlândia e Dinamarca afirmam que acordo com EUA não cederá soberania · 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 → N NPR
Centre estimate · not a score
NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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 What Does Trump Want With Greenland? 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 ‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump 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 → MSNBC
Left estimate · not a score
MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says he landed deal with Denmark to bolster U.S. military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Atlantic
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Trump says the US, Denmark and Greenland agreed that the US will control security and build a large military presence on the island.
Reuters, NPR, CNBC and the Washington Post all report that Trump made this announcement. This settles that he said it, not what the deal contains, which The New York Times calls unclear.
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Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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 → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true The deal stops short of the US taking possession of Greenland.
Reuters reports Denmark and Greenland saying no sovereignty is ceded, the Washington Post says the deal stops far short of taking possession, and The New York Times calls it a security deal rather than a takeover. No report we hold says otherwise.
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Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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 → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark 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
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent What Does Trump Want With Greenland? 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 →
misleading The US and Denmark have reached a deal on Greenland.
Reuters and NPR carry Trump's word that a deal has been reached. The Washington Post reports Danish officials saying it is not final, and The New York Times says it has not been signed yet and its full terms are unclear.
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Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says · 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 → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark 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
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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 →

Who wrote it

J Jeffrey Gettleman The New York Times
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M Maya Tekeli The New York Times · 2 reports on this story
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Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
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A Amelia Nierenberg The New York Times
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Hedged versus flat keeps the police hedge on where the vehicles were heading×1
What is hedged the vans' route is hedged and attributed to police×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 true
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L Lynsey Chutel The New York Times
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1 true
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I Isaac Stanley-Becker The Atlantic
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was×1
Headline claim The headline judges the outcome ('fiasco'), and nobody is quoted as saying it×1
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Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed intent to sow doubt is stated as fact, with no source given×1
Comparison drawn in the report's own voice The report supplies the pattern itself — that the same national security reason was given for the ballroom — rather than quoting anyone drawing it×1
Context supplied the only report that states the standing US position and dates the peace deal×1
Framed as a pattern the security reason presented as a repeat of the ballroom justification×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading4 unverified3 true
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K Kevin Breuninger CNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Causal claim passed through quoted, no counter in the lede×1
Cause asserted without attribution the war is given as the cause of high prices in the outlet's own voice, with no actor and no figure×1
Cause stated in the outlet's voice the war is given as the reason prices are high inside the reported clause, not attributed to the speaker×1
Headline frame The headline calls the sanctions an 'attack'; the other four headlines say 'sanctions' or 'targets'×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed5 unverified4 true
From 43 reports we hold under this byline, at CNBC. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
M Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Assessment in the reporter's voice The only report that judges the outcome itself rather than relaying either leader's verdict.×1
Assessment in the writer's voice The claim that the president is isolated is made by the writer, not by a named source×1
How hard the claim is stated The Danish caveat that the deal is not final sits inside the sentence×1
Loaded verb 'slam' in the headline for an objection the body attributes×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading3 disputed1 unverified5 true
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Coverage, outlet by outlet

Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Groenlândia e Dinamarca afirmam que acordo com EUA não cederá soberania · 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
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/pt/mundo/WDERQFPCTVJELNFL5HCZQTTN6A-2026-09-19/
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security · 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
Carries Trump's strongest claim: the US, Denmark and Greenland agreed on US control over security. It is the only headline that names Greenland as a party.
Asserted versus attributed: the US security-control claim is attributed to Trump — “Trump says US, Denmark, Greenland entered into agreement on US control over security”
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-denmark-greenland-entered-i…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent ‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump 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 headline about Greenlanders' own view: 'Nervous and Skeptical'. We hold only the headline.
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/world/europe/greenland-trump-deal.ht…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent What Does Trump Want With Greenland? 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
Calls it a security deal and not a takeover, and says it only 'seems to be on the table'.
President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/world/europe/greenland-trump-securit…
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty · 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
Leads with Denmark's and Greenland's answer: the deal will not cede or compromise sovereignty.
Whose account leads: leads with Greenland and Denmark, not with Trump — “Greenland, Denmark say Trump deal won't compromise sovereignty”
Whose voice is quoted: Greenland and Denmark lead the headline, and their position is attributed to them — “Greenland, Denmark say US deal will not cede sovereignty”
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-denmark-say-us-deal-will…
N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at NPR → What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only headline that states the deal as fact. It sets the deal against months of threats to take the island by force.
NATIONAL US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland September 19, 202612:44 AM ET By The Associated Press Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, March 7, 2025. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption toggle caption Evgeniy Maloletka/AP President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark's hands. Trump in a social media post announcin
Background chosen: sets the deal against earlier threats of force — “The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.”
Asserted versus attributed: Past threats of force are stated flat, as background — “The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.”
Read it at NPR → https://www.npr.org/2026/09/19/g-s1-144158/us-and-denmark-reach-deal
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says · 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
The first Reuters headline. It makes the deal one between the US and Denmark, on Trump's word.
Who the parties are: The headline makes it a US–Denmark deal. Greenland appears only as the subject of the deal, not as a party to it — “US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says”
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-denmark-close-greenland-deal-sou…
The Atlantic
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The Atlantic 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Atlantic → What we have measured Asserted versus attributed xenophobia stated flat and extended to the party ×1Asserted versus attributed judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was ×1Asserted vs attributed States a broken promise as fact, with no source. ×1Descriptor chosen calls Trump's control a 'takeover', unattributed ×1 from 632 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Calls the episode a 'fiasco' in its own voice and says the deal came at a great cost, without saying what that cost was.
National Security The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End President Trump announced an agreement that appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Charles McQuillan / Getty September 18, 2026, 9 PM ET Share Save Jesper Møller Sørensen, the Danish ambassador to Washington, projected an air of calm. He was serving hors d’oeuvres, including reindeer sausage and smoked salmon, at his residence, where American, Danish, and Greenlandic guests had gathered for a Wednesday event billed as “A Taste of the Arctic.” On the terrace, he told me that months-long discussi
Asserted versus attributed: judges the cost in its own voice and does not say what the cost was — “President Trump announced an agreement that appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost.”
Headline claim: The headline judges the outcome ('fiasco'), and nobody is quoted as saying it — “The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End”
Read it at The Atlantic → https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/09/greenland-denmark…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says 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
Says the full contours of the deal were unclear, and that Denmark and Greenland expect it to be signed soon.
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
Names the gap: says the terms are not known — “The full contours of the deal were unclear”
Names the gap: Says the terms are not known — “The full contours of the deal were unclear”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/trump-greenland.html
MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says he landed deal with Denmark to bolster U.S. military presence in Greenland Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at MSNBC → What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Recalls that Denmark and Greenland said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of US intelligence-gathering there.
President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark’s hands. Trump in a social media post announcing the deal said the agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns.” He added that with the agreement his administration would “immediately” begin the process of developing a larger militar
Read it at MSNBC → https://www.ms.now/news/trump-announces-deal-greenland
CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Quotes Trump's 'large Military presence', and recalls that the EU united to rebuke him over the push earlier this year.
Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island.
Read it at CNBC → https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-greenland-denmark-military-deal.h…
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump says U.S. will defend Greenland as part of ‘permanent’ security deal with Denmark 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
Quotes Trump's word 'permanent', reports Danish officials saying the deal is not final, and says it stops far short of taking possession.
The agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory.
Whose account qualifies the claim: Danish officials' caveat carried beside Trump's claim — “The agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory.”
How hard the claim is stated: The Danish caveat that the deal is not final sits inside the sentence — “The agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory.”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/18/trump-announces-deal…
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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 → 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 → The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → 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 →
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