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We read each outlet's headline and opening without its name and place it on four measures: sensationalism, loaded language, slant and framing. These are the outlets that sit furthest apart on this story.

7 articles · 6 publishers

Pollster admits fabricated data as 'social experiment'

Stands out
ZeroHedge (tabloid, loaded, one-sided).
Plainest
Newsweek.

Where the outlets diverge

Two headlines from opposite ends

  1. Slant · Straight → One-sided

    StraightFake polls send shock waves through the political world ahead of midtermsThe Hill One-sidedFCC Chair Brendan Carr Echoes Trump, Threatens Broadcasters Over 'Fake Polls'Reason

  2. Loaded language · Neutral → Loaded

    Some charged wordsFCC Chair Brendan Carr Echoes Trump, Threatens Broadcasters Over 'Fake Polls'Reason LoadedNate Silver Explodes In Foul-Mouthed Tirade After Fake Polling Firm Pulls Off Humiliating HoaxZeroHedge

  3. Framing · Negative → Positive

    NegativeFake polls send shock waves through the political world ahead of midtermsThe Hill NeutralAn alleged national pollster says it faked its data as a 'social experiment.' Here's what to knowPBS NewsHour
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