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Extra Extra has grouped 4 reports on this story from 4 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 1 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 95 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 2 of the 4 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 32 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Just the News.
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The AtlanticAJul 20, 11:00 AM
Pete Hegseth, You Call That a Pull-Up?
Military fitness experts say the secretary of defense fails on form.
The Daily BeastCJul 21, 8:27 AM
Pete Hegseth's Workout Routines Called Out by Experts
MAGA gym bro Pete Hegseth has been roasted by military fitness experts for the poor form he shows in his online warrior workouts. Former Fox News host Hegseth, 46, has been the poster boy for extreme
Center(1)
Right(1)
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