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Trump: Other ‘operators’ at fault for Iranian missiles killing American soldiers in Jordan
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 14 reports on this story from 12 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 7 left-leaning, 5 center, and 2 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 90 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, 9 of the 12 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 3 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 30 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: ABC News, CBS News, New York Times, AlterNet, Democracy Docket, Military Times, Defense News, Straight Arrow News, NewsNation, Military.com, Just the News, Washington Examiner.
Left(7)
ABC NewsBJul 20, 11:38 AM
US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan
The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran
CBS NewsBJul 21, 5:10 PM
Iran attacks U.S. allies as 3 American soldiers killed in escalating war
Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as at least 3 U.S. forces are killed and dozens wounded in the escalating conflict.
New York TimesAJul 21, 4:31 PM
Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iran War as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.
AlterNetCJul 21, 3:34 PM
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CBS NewsBJul 21, 4:15 PM
U.S. soldier killed in Iraq identified as 30-year-old from North Carolina
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina, was "decommissioning ammunition and an accident happened," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
ABC NewsBJul 21, 2:06 PM
US military identifies soldier killed disarming a drone in Iraq as a 30-year-old from North Carolina
The U.S. military has identified a soldier killed while disarming an Iranian drone in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina
Democracy DocketBJul 20, 6:21 PM
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Center(5)
Military TimesBJul 21, 1:13 PM
Pentagon identifies soldier killed in controlled detonation of Iranian drone
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed Saturday during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.
Defense NewsBJul 21, 1:13 PM
Pentagon identifies soldier killed in controlled detonation of Iranian drone
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed Saturday during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.
Straight Arrow NewsBJul 21, 1:46 PM
US identifies American soldier killed in Iraq
The third American soldier killed in the July 19 drone attacks has been identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton.
NewsNationBJul 21, 1:48 PM
Pentagon IDs third US soldier killed in weekend Iranian attack
The solider was identified as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Military.comBJul 21, 3:22 PM
US Soldier Killed in Iraq Was a 30-Year-Old Father From North Carolina
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, of Fayetteville, will receive a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge.
Right(2)
Just the NewsCJul 21, 12:00 AM
Pentagon identifies soldier killed in Iraq during controlled detonation of Iranian drone
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during a "controlled detonation" of a drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq.
Washington ExaminerCJul 21, 4:33 PM
Trump: Other ‘operators’ at fault for Iranian missiles killing American soldiers in Jordan
President Donald Trump implied that last weekend’s deadly Iranian attack on a Jordanian military base, in which two U.S. service members were killed, could have been avoided if there had been “other o
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