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PBS NewsHour (AP wire)

42 audits on the record

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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.

42audits citing this outlet
4carried a hard contradiction
8carried a framing split
4spans quoted

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“Just seconds after the Trump administration's lawyer, Bradley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing the president's name on the institution's facade as soon as Sept. 8.”
August 31, 2026 · see it in context →
“House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump's son-in-law and outside adviser Jared Kushner met privately recently in New York”
August 24, 2026 · see it in context →
“with bubbles filling a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint”
August 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“As of Thursday, six out of 26 of Congo's provinces have been impacted.”
August 14, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing PBS NewsHour (AP wire)

Showing the 40 most recent of 42.

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