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PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)

22 audits on the record

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22audits citing this outlet
5carried a hard contradiction
12carried a framing split
10spans quoted

Quoted from this masthead

“after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address.”
September 13, 2026 · see it in context →
“Trump told South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster that appointing her would be a 'fabulous tribute to Lindsey'”
August 22, 2026 · see it in context →
“more than $500 million from his World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including 'governance tokens,'”
August 21, 2026 · see it in context →
“Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who took up the role after Ali Larijani was killed by an Israeli strike in March. Zolghadr will become a political adviser to Khamenei.”
August 10, 2026 · see it in context →
“his refusal to release the DNC's internal study of the 2024 election — known inside the DNC as the 'after-action report' — despite his past promises to do so on his first day as chair”
August 6, 2026 · see it in context →
“Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge”
June 29, 2026 · see it in context →
“unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments”
June 25, 2026 · see it in context →
“The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion”
June 25, 2026 · see it in context →
“Democratic lawmakers say the measure as written would be a form of voter suppression”
June 24, 2026 · see it in context →
“nearly completing a sharp turn before crashing on another runway”
June 17, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)

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