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182 audits on the recordCenter

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These numbers are not a fault score. A hard contradiction means two accounts cannot both be true; it does not say which one is wrong, and this desk does not decide. A masthead appears in these counts because it covered a contested story, which is usually a sign it was doing its job. Outlets that publish more, and get read more, appear more. Read the counts as exposure, not as error.

182audits citing this outlet
14carried a hard contradiction
74carried a framing split
159spans quoted

Quoted from this masthead

“EU chief backs plan for Canada to become 'associate member'”
September 17, 2026 · see it in context →
“But 'associate membership' of the EU does not currently exist and the process, if agreed, could take years.”
September 17, 2026 · see it in context →
“An 18-year-old died from acute encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological complication of measles, the Mifflin County Coroner's Office in Pennsylvania said.”
September 16, 2026 · see it in context →
“They wrote that the challenge to Trump's order was a "Hail Mary pass" that was unlikely to be successful ultimately.”
September 16, 2026 · see it in context →
“Donald Trump Jr., one of the US president's sons, is a private citizen, so it's not illegal for him to accept gifts from a foreign national.”
September 16, 2026 · see it in context →
“The Kennedy Center board has voted to close the performing arts centre for two years, just as a US judge blocked it from adding President Donald Trump's name back to the building.”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“Donald Trump Jr.'s wife, Bettina Trump, confirmed that their May wedding was paid for in part by an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“at least 73,670 people have been killed, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“has told lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against an Israeli newspaper”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“the "only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART PRESIDENT"”
September 14, 2026 · see it in context →
“Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'”
September 14, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing BBC News

Showing the 40 most recent of 182.

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