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ABC News

148 audits on the record

Every sentence below was reproduced from a frozen snapshot of this masthead’s own page, at the character offset the audit records. This is what the desk has quoted from ABC News — not a verdict on it.

These numbers are not a fault score. A hard contradiction means two accounts cannot both be true; it does not say which one is wrong, and this desk does not decide. A masthead appears in these counts because it covered a contested story, which is usually a sign it was doing its job. Outlets that publish more, and get read more, appear more. Read the counts as exposure, not as error.

148audits citing this outlet
18carried a hard contradiction
82carried a framing split
55spans quoted

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“The comments were among the most direct overtures by Trump to woo Fetterman into the GOP, a matter of growing importance as the party could lose its Senate majority in next month's elections.”
October 11, 2026 · see it in context →
“Vance has taken a different tone than his boss”
October 7, 2026 · see it in context →
“When asked about the difference in economic messaging between Trump and Vance, the White House said that the two men are sharing the same message.”
October 7, 2026 · see it in context →
“Trump's announcement was thin on details, with the president not outlining any specific action or oversight the task force will have on AI development”
October 5, 2026 · see it in context →
“The union representing TSA workers is pushing back on the chair ban”
October 4, 2026 · see it in context →
“Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize buzz”
September 30, 2026 · see it in context →
“The co-deputy director position was a first in the bureau's history.”
September 30, 2026 · see it in context →
“Hegseth's directive is routine practice -- the Pentagon and intel agencies have defended U.S. elections from foreign interference for years.”
September 30, 2026 · see it in context →
“Meanwhile, the the president halted millions of dollars in annual funding to CISA and cut some 1,000 employees.”
September 30, 2026 · see it in context →
“Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, lamented the possibility that a Democratic governor could appoint his successor if he were to die in office, according to video of remarks he delivered late last week.”
September 29, 2026 · see it in context →
“But one of the reasons I'm worried about who's going to be elected governor -- I don't plan on dying in office -- but if I did, I don't want a Democrat governor choosing my successor.”
September 29, 2026 · see it in context →
“The new Trump administration rule reduces the previous average fuel economy requirement from 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031 to 34.9 miles per gallon by 2031.”
September 29, 2026 · see it in context →

Audits citing ABC News

Showing the 40 most recent of 148.

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