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99 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.

99audits citing this outlet
10carried a hard contradiction
39carried a framing split
47spans quoted

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“And despite the Trump administration's assurances, a new and potentially even more economically damaging phase of the war may be about to begin.”
September 18, 2026 · see it in context →
“The House on Tuesday passed a largely symbolic measure intended to halt the war in Iran”
September 17, 2026 · see it in context →
“A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the U.S. government from implementing a new rule that would limit stays for foreign students, journalists and exchange visitors”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“"This is easier to get rid of than abortion rights," Zug said.”
September 15, 2026 · see it in context →
“Democrats also have expanded their operations, and the Association of State Democratic Parties is adding to that effort with its "battlefield" recruitment project.”
September 14, 2026 · see it in context →
“Interior spokesperson Aubrie Spady confirmed that the department "disapproved a number of partnership agreements with groups actively working against the best interests of the American people and the priorities of this administration."”
September 12, 2026 · see it in context →
“"If this work is not completed, the park will be unable to fight wildfire. Fires will be larger and fire suppression will be more expensive," the documents read”
September 12, 2026 · see it in context →
“Honoring 9/11 heroes, Trump repeats disputed account of his role in recovery”
September 9, 2026 · see it in context →
“The Trump administration has removed language criticizing a memorial to the Confederacy formerly located in Arlington National Cemetery, part of its ongoing effort to reshape portrayals of the Civil War.”
September 8, 2026 · see it in context →
“Now, that language has been removed from the website, and the marker in the cemetery has been replaced by a new sign that omits wording critical of slavery and the Confederacy.”
September 8, 2026 · see it in context →
“The Confederate Memorial 'is the cruelest monument that I have ever seen,' Seidule said in an interview Monday.”
September 8, 2026 · see it in context →
“President Donald Trump's removal of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro in January offered a generational opportunity to counteract the failures of Venezuela's socialist policies.”
September 4, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing The Washington Post

Showing the 40 most recent of 99.

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