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Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

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11 reports from 11 outlets55/100 cross-spectrum diversity11 high-reliability sources

Extra Extra has grouped 11 reports on this story from 11 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 9 left-leaning, 1 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.

Its coverage-diversity score of 55 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side.

On reliability, 11 of the 11 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.

The reports clustered here landed within about 3 hours of each other, suggesting a fast-moving, breaking story.

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: ABC News, Missouri Independent, Michigan Advance, Colorado Newsline, Wisconsin Examiner, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Minnesota Reformer, Louisiana Illuminator, The New Republic, Forbes, Las Vegas Review-Journal.


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ABC NewsBJul 20, 4:50 PM

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

A judge in the nation’s capital has set a September trial date for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Missouri IndependentBJul 20, 6:26 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Michigan AdvanceBJul 20, 6:25 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Colorado NewslineBJul 20, 6:02 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Wisconsin ExaminerBJul 20, 5:39 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Iowa Capital DispatchBJul 20, 5:26 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Minnesota ReformerBJul 20, 5:00 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure th

Louisiana IlluminatorBJul 20, 4:19 PM

Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Reddington said the Interior Department was in the middle of remedial work on the Reflecting Pool after draining it.

The New RepublicBJul 20, 3:35 PM

DOJ’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case Falls Apart With Pool Draining

The Trump administration’s case against the former Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about to fall apart. Following the draining of the Reflecting Pool last

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Right(1)

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