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Washington Examiner calls it a "subdued address"; Fox News says he "flexes American power" at the UN

Trump told the General Assembly he must choose between a deal with Iran and annihilating it. Three of ten reports put "annihilate" in the headline; one leaves the threat out entirely. Two reports on the Cuban walkout attach it to two different sentences of the speech.

Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders
Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders as published by Washington Examiner · seen at Washington Examiner
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The speech. Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that he has "a big decision to make": a deal that lets Iran rebuild, or "do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly".

What kind of speech it was is the disagreement.

Outlet What it led with
Washington Examiner a "subdued address"; he "defended his decision to start a war with Iran"
Fox News he "defends US interventions abroad", "settling years of unfinished business"
The Washington Post he "warns U.N. he might 'annihilate' Iran as war overshadows diplomacy"
The Hill he "floats 'big decision'" on whether to annihilate Iran or make a deal
Reuters "annihilate", and a deal expected after the midterms
CNBC the US "will no longer permit threats" in the Western Hemisphere

The midterms. The Post says domestic politics "won't sway his Iran policy". The Examiner, The Hill and Reuters carry him predicting a deal "right after" November's elections, and the Examiner quotes him saying Tehran is "waiting to see how I do in the midterm election".

Cuba. The delegation walked out. The New York Times says after he called Cuba a "failed state"; The Hill says as he said "freedom will be coming".

Not settled. Whether the two Cuba reports describe the same moment. What he decides, or when. No report we hold quotes an Iranian voice.

What this is about. The US president used his annual speech to the UN General Assembly to say he is choosing between a negotiated settlement with Iran and destroying its government.

How it got here. The General Assembly's high-level debate brings heads of government to New York each September, and the chamber includes delegations from states the United States is fighting or sanctioning. Iran has been governed as an Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution, and its nuclear programme has been the central dispute with Washington for two decades: a 2015 agreement limited that programme in exchange for sanctions relief, and Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018, during his first term. The Washington Examiner dates the present war at seven months, and describes it as months of failed diplomacy followed by strikes meant to degrade Iran's nuclear programme and force Tehran back to the table; it reports that the two countries reached a framework and a ceasefire that "quickly fell apart". Fox News gives Iran's "nuclear weapons pursuit" as the reason for the threat, in its own voice and with no source attached.

Who is in it. Trump, who ordered the strikes and says he may order more. Iran's government, which no report we hold quotes. Cuba, under a communist government since 1959 and a US embargo since 1962, whose delegation walked out of the chamber. Denmark: the Examiner reports Trump confirmed two new US military bases in Greenland, the Danish territory he spent months threatening to annex, under a deal signed after the speech. Venezuela, whose former president Nicolas Maduro the Examiner reports was extradited in the middle of the night.

What is at stake. Whether the war resumes or stops at a deal. Trump said the election "doesn't even enter my mind" on Iran, and in the same speech said a deal could come "right after" it.

Where it stands. No decision announced. Americans vote in November.

What is being argued about

  • The choice Trump put to the chamber: a deal with Iran, or annihilating it
  • Whether November's elections are shaping his Iran policy — he denied it and predicted it in the same speech
  • The Cuban delegation's walkout, and which line of the speech two outlets say triggered it
  • The Western Hemisphere doctrine: strikes in the Caribbean, Maduro's extradition, bases in Greenland
One speech, six leadsSide by side
OutletWhat it led withHedged?
Washington ExaminerA "subdued address"; he "defended his decision to start a war with Iran"No — stated in the reporter's own voice
Fox NewsHe "defends US interventions abroad": "settling years of unfinished business"No — the speech's own phrase, unmarked
The Washington PostHe "warns U.N. he might 'annihilate' Iran as war overshadows diplomacy"Quoted
The HillHe "floats 'big decision'" on whether to "annihilate" Iran or make a dealQuoted
ReutersHe could "annihilate" Iran "but says he expects deal after midterms"Quoted
CNBCThe US "will no longer permit threats to America" in the Western HemisphereQuoted
The New York TimesHe raised the possibility of driving Iran "into hell with no chance of survival"Quoted
What each report put first. Only the Washington Examiner reached us as a full article; the rest are headlines and opening lines.
Sources Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats 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 →
Which words reached the headlineChart
Counted across the ten reports this desk holds on the speech. A count of what was measured, not a rating of anyone.
Sources Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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 → Fox News
Right estimate · not a score
Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent White House outlines Trump talking points ahead of high-profile UN speech Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’ 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 afternoon, as it was filedTimeline
  1. Tue 22 Sep13:38 published time on the report The Hill previews the speech from a White House outline: Iran, drug cartels, Greenland
  2. Tue 22 Sep14:18 published time on the report The New York Times live blog carries "into hell with no chance of survival"
  3. Tue 22 Sep14:51 published time on the report Fox News "big decision"; gives Iran's nuclear weapons pursuit as the reason
  4. Tue 22 Sep15:09 published time on the report The Hill "annihilate" or a deal, and a deal predicted after November
  5. Tue 22 Sep15:31 published time on the report The Hill Cuba walks out as Trump says "freedom will be coming"
  6. Tue 22 Sep15:54 published time on the report The New York Times Cuba walks out after Trump calls the nation a "failed state"
  7. Tue 22 Sep16:14 published time on the report CNBC leads on the Western Hemisphere warning
  8. Tue 22 Sep16:16 published time on the report Reuters "annihilate", and a deal expected after the midterms
  9. Tue 22 Sep16:25 published time on the report The Washington Post "annihilate"; domestic politics will not sway his Iran policy
  10. Tue 22 Sep16:28 published time on the report Washington Examiner a subdued address; he defended his decision to start the war
Publication times as printed on each report, in UTC.
Sources The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent White House outlines Trump talking points ahead of high-profile UN speech Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats 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 → Fox News
Right estimate · not a score
Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech. 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy 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 → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Annihilate, in quotation marks

Three headlines carry the word "annihilate" inside quotation marks; one replaces it with "big decision" and puts the word in the body instead. One report takes a different line from the same passage, "into hell with no chance of survival".

3 headlines using the word annihilate 2 headlines using big decision instead 1 headlines quoting the into hell line

Who started the war

One report says in its first sentence that the president started the war with Iran; no other summary we hold assigns the start to anyone. The same report hedges the Caribbean strike targets as alleged, while another states Iran's nuclear weapons pursuit flat and unattributed.

1 reports saying he started the war 1 reports hedging the Caribbean strike targets 1 reports stating Iran's nuclear pursuit as fact
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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 → Fox News
Right estimate · not a score
Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent White House outlines Trump talking points ahead of high-profile UN speech Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’ 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 →

Claims and verdicts

true Trump told the UN General Assembly he faces a choice between a deal with Iran and annihilating the Islamic Republic.
The Washington Examiner quotes the passage in full, and the Washington Post, The Hill, Fox News, The New York Times and a Reuters headline all carry the word "annihilate" from the same speech. The speech was delivered publicly to the chamber, not briefed.
Checked against 6 sources:
Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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 → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats 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
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 →
true Trump said he expects a deal with Iran to be reached after the November midterm elections.
The Washington Examiner quotes him saying a deal could come "right after" the elections and that Tehran is waiting on the result; The Hill and a Reuters headline carry the same prediction. No report we hold disputes it.
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Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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 → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 →
true Cuba's delegation walked out of the chamber during Trump's speech.
The New York Times and The Hill both report the walkout, though they name different lines as the trigger — the Times says Trump called Cuba a "failed state", The Hill says he declared "freedom will be coming to Cuba". The Washington Examiner report quotes the Cuba passage but does not mention a walkout.
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The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech. Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

N Naomi Lim Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Assertion unattributed Reads Xi's intent with no source given×1
Claim reported as an accomplished act "announced" and "have agreed" carry a two-party agreement on one party's word×1
Claim stated as an event 'announced' an agreement, sourced to one post×1
Description stated as fact The report describes Trump's remarks with a judging verb in its own voice.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed6 unverified6 true
From 82 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
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
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
T Tyler Pager The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Which line is paired with the walkout the walkout is explained by the harshest phrase; another report pairs the same walkout with the gentlest×1
Which quote was chosen the walkout is framed by the insult that preceded it×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 24 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
L Laura Kelly The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No one named The jailed journalist is not named in the headline, which is the only text we hold.×1
Person unnamed the jailed journalist is not named in the headline×1
Which quote was chosen the same walkout framed by a promise of freedom×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 61 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 →
J Julia Manchester The Hill · 2 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Attributed not tested the account given with named actors and no contradicting material in the lede×1
Characterisation added outside the quotation the word "small" is the report's, not the president's; his own phrase was "very inexpensive"×1
Claim relayed without a check the contested detail is passed on as attributed speech, with nothing said about its truth×1
Conflict framed as mutual The report calls it a 'standoff' between the networks and the White House. It does not call it a ban.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed3 unverified6 true
From 111 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 →
E Eric Mack Fox News
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Cause given as fact the reason for the threat is supplied unattributed in the report's own words×1
Hedged or stated flat Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon stated as fact, unattributed×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 true
From 43 reports we hold under this byline, at Fox News. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 3 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only full article we hold: quotes the annihilation passage entire, the midterms exchange, the Cuba and Greenland sections, and states in its first sentence that he started the war.
President Donald Trump defended his decision to start a war with Iran in a subdued address before the United Nations and was adamant that a peace deal with Tehran will be brokered after the midterm elections. With his foreign policy in the spotlight at this year’s U.N. General Assembly in New York, Trump devoted much of his remarks to the seven-month conflict, telling world leaders that he is at an inflection point and could resume strikes. Recommended Stories Trump defends Iran war in subdued address to world leaders WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at UN General As
Hedged or stated flat: states flat that the president started the war, and calls the delivery subdued — “President Donald Trump defended his decision to start a war with Iran in a subdued address before the United Nations”
Hedged or stated flat: the targets of the Caribbean strikes are hedged as alleged — “unilateral military strikes against alleged narcoterrorists in the Caribbean Sea”
Who is named as acting: the war is Trump's decision, stated flat and unattributed — “President Donald Trump defended his decision to start a war with Iran in a subdued address before the United Nations”
Stated in the report's own voice: the reporter's adjective carries the judgement on the Maduro removal — “his extraordinary, middle-of-the-night extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4737253/trump-defen…
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy 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
Pairs the threat with the war itself — "as war overshadows diplomacy" — and reports him saying domestic politics will not sway his Iran policy.
The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.
Who is left with no actor named: the war arrives as weather over the diplomacy, with nobody conducting it — “Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/22/trump-heads-un-tout-…
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Live: Trump warns in UN speech he could 'annihilate' Iran but says he expects deal after midterms · 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 only headline carrying both halves at once — the threat and the deal after the midterms.
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/live/live-trump-address-un-general-assembly-wor…
CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech 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
Leads on the Western Hemisphere warning no other headline carries, alongside his defence of AI growth.
The U.S. "will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere," Trump told the UN leaders.
Headline versus body: headline adopts the speech's own agenda as the summary — “Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech”
What the headline chooses: the threat to annihilate a country is absent; the speech is a recitation — “Trump slams Iran and Cuba, defends AI growth and recounts record in UN speech”
Read it at CNBC → https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/trump-un-speech-today.html
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech. 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
Names the "failed state" insult as what the Cuban delegation walked out after.
Which quote was chosen: the walkout is framed by the insult that preceded it — “Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech.”
Which line is paired with the walkout: the walkout is explained by the harshest phrase; another report pairs the same walkout with the gentlest — “Cuban officials walk out after Trump calls the nation a ‘failed state’ in his speech.”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/22/world/un-general-assembly-trump…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’ 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
Puts the same walkout during "freedom will be coming to Cuba", and quotes him accusing the Cuban government of fomenting opposition inside the US.
The Cuban delegation to the United Nations General Assembly walked out during President Trump’s speech to the global body Tuesday after the president called for freedom on the island. Trump said “freedom will be coming to Cuba,” and accused the Cuban communist regime of fomenting opposition in the U.S. “My administration is also seeking a…
Which quote was chosen: the same walkout framed by a promise of freedom — “Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as Trump says ‘freedom will be coming’”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/policy/international/6104077-cuban-delegation-walko…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump floats ‘big decision’ at UN on whether he’ll ‘annihilate’ Iran or make deal 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
Notes that Iranian representatives were in the chamber when he said it.
President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and predicted a deal could be reached between the two countries after November’s midterm elections. “I have a big decision to make,” Trump told the international body, including Iranian representatives. ”Will a…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6103989-trump-un-iran-decis…
Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump defends US interventions abroad ahead of 'big decision' on Iran: 'Settling years of unfinished business' Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Fox News → What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report supplying a reason for the threat, giving Iran's "nuclear weapons pursuit" unattributed, and framing the speech as settling unfinished business.
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning Tuesday for Iran to make a deal soon or face severe consequences for its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. "I have a big decision to make: Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before – maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world?" Trump told the United Nations General Assembly in his morning address. "Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no cha
Hedged or stated flat: Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon stated as fact, unattributed — “the regime over its nuclear weapons pursuit.”
Cause given as fact: the reason for the threat is supplied unattributed in the report's own words — “the regime over its nuclear weapons pursuit”
Read it at Fox News → https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-defends-us-interventions-abroad-…
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent U.N. Live Updates: Secretary General Calls on World Leaders to End Conflicts and Confront A.I. Threats 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
Takes a different line from the same passage, "into hell with no chance of survival", and sets it in a chamber whose members present themselves as champions of peace.
António Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, was among the first to deliver remarks to the General Assembly in New York. President Trump is expected to defend the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran in his address.
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/22/world/un-general-assembly-trump…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent White House outlines Trump talking points ahead of high-profile UN speech 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
Filed before the speech: the White House told it he would cover the Iran war, drug cartels and the US military presence in Greenland.
The White House outlined President Trump’s address to the United Nations on Tuesday, when he is expected to touch on a number of hot-button issues including the Iran war, drug cartels and the U.S. military presence in Greenland. A White House official told The Hill that in his speech, Trump will lay out his case…
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6103504-trump-un-speech-key…
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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 → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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