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Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting
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Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 6 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 3 center, and 1 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 92 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, 4 of the 6 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.
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: The Guardian, The Daily Beast, UPI, Newsweek, The Hill, Daily Caller.
Left(2)
The GuardianAJul 26, 6:02 PM
Trump ‘border czar’ says ICE officer in Maine killing should not have cleared vetting
Tom Homan comments on officer’s eligibility to serve after reports that agent’s two ex-wives had accused him of abuse Tom Homan, the Trump administration “border czar”, on Sunday said he did not belie
The Daily BeastCJul 26, 3:41 PM
Tom Homan Says He Doesn't Know Status of ICE Shooting Investigations
President Donald Trump’s border czar was left stammering after he was asked about a high-stakes investigation into ICE-related killings. Tom Homan, 64, blanked on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday af
Center(3)
UPIBJul 26, 6:32 PM
Border czar Tom Homan: ICE agent vetting process under review
Border czar Homan said ICE's vetting was under review amid allegations the agent involved in a shooting in Maine may have had a criminal background.
NewsweekBJul 26, 3:54 PM
Tom Homan Says ICE Vetting May Have Failed in Deadly Maine Shooting
The border czar said an ICE agent involved in a fatal Maine shooting might have failed vetting over domestic violence allegations.
The HillBJul 26, 3:03 PM
Homan on status of ICE officers involved in fatal shootings: ‘I don’t know specifically’
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said he did not “know specifically” the status of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers involved in two recent fatal shootings in Texas and
Right(1)
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