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Defense and Security
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South China Morning PostLeans rightIbtimesCenter
Truth score 54
Centre 50%50%Right 50%50%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Trump’s war secretary Hegseth and Pacific Command chief Paparo may ‘soon visit China’

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and US Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel Paparo may visit China “soon”, according to a veteran China hand. Stephen Orlins, president of the non-profit organisation National Committee on United States-China...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Truth score: 54 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 70 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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World
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The Japan TimesCenterThe Epoch TimesRight
Truth score 45Factuality: Mixed
Centre 50%50%Right 50%50%
The Japan TimesCenter

With China in mind, Japan eyes more realistic joint military exercises

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the commitment at a bilateral meeting this week.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: JapanFunding: CorporateOwner: News2u Holdings
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Avg reliability58
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Truth score: 45 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 58 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 50Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 4 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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The HillCenterSouth China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 57
Centre 50%50%Right 50%50%
The HillCenter

Hegseth seeks to assuage Southeast Asian partners on trip to Philippines

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to assuage Southeast Asian partners this week that the U.S. is dedicated to its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and pitched a defense framework to guide cooperation in the next few years during...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Nexstar Media Group
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Alibaba Group50%
Avg reliability76
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Truth score: 57 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 76 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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RedStateRight
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
RedStateRight

Pete Hegseth Comes Out Swinging, Lays Down DOW Rules of Engagement and Dems' 'Sham' Impeachment

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Raw StoryLeft
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
Left 100%100%
Raw StoryLeft

Pete Hegseth facing GOP ‘campaign’ to blame him for bruising midterm blowout: CNN

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly found himself in the crosshairs of his own party as Republicans scrambled to explain their bruising election-night defeat. CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins reported Wednesday on "a growing campaign...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: Private
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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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New RepublicLeft
Truth score 39
Left 100%100%
New RepublicLeft

Pete Hegseth Is Destined to Be Trump’s Midterm Fall Guy

“Listen, Gutman, we’ve absolutely got to give them a victim. There’s no way out of it. Let’s give them the punk.” He nodded pleasantly at the boy in the doorway. “He actually did shoot both of them—Thursby and Jacobi—didn’t he? Anyway,...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: PrivateOwner: Win McCormack
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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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RedStateRight
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
RedStateRight

Pete Hegseth's Dad Leveled El-Sayed, Then Came the Clips That Finished Him Off

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Raw StoryLeft
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
Left 100%100%
Raw StoryLeft

Pete Hegseth's flashy outfit gets brutal three-word review from men's style expert

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A menswear writer known for picking apart politicians’ clothes had a short verdict on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s look at a recent Army conference. “This looks undignified,” wrote Derek Guy, a menswear writer and editor at Put This...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: Private
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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 12 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Mother JonesLeft
Truth score 38
Left 100%100%
Mother JonesLeft

Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Adviser Wants a Christian America

On a brilliantly sunny day in May, Mother Jones national correspondent Kiera Butler found herself eating quiche in the cheerful breakfast nook of a home high above the rolling farmland of Moscow, Idaho. Her host was Doug Wilson, a...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: Foundation for National Progress
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Avg reliability65
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Business
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IbtimesCenterRaw StoryLeftRedditLeans leftZero HedgeRight
Truth score 60Factuality: Mixed
Left 50%50%Centre 25%25%Right 25%25%
Raw StoryLeft

‘Yikes:’ Uproar as Pete Hegseth’s wife quietly cashed in with Trump-connected firm

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Jennifer Hegseth was paid by Watchtower Strategy while Lockheed Martin was a client. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's wife is under fire from critics across the political spectrum after a report revealed who cut her checks last year....

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: Private
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ABC Media Ltd25%
Raw Story25%
Avg reliability50
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Fact / opinion4/0
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Truth score: 60 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 33 Risk: 25Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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NewsweekCenterNew York PostRight
Truth score 531
Centre 50%50%Right 50%50%
NewsweekCenter

Could Pete Hegseth Be Impeached? What a Democratic Midterm Win Could Mean

President Trump has defended Hegseth, insisting he has done a "great job" and dismissed the demands for impeachment as "terrible."

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: PrivateOwner: Newsweek Media Group
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Truth score: 53 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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TwitchyRight
Truth score 32Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
TwitchyRight

BOOM: Pete Hegseth’s Dad Tells Little Man Abdul El-Sayed to Take ALL the Seats in 2 EPIC Pic-Posts

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 28 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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TwitchyRight
Truth score 32Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
TwitchyRight

Abdul El-Sayed's Crazy Rant About Pete Hegseth's Supportive Parents Is Next-Level WTF (Even for HIM)

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 12 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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TwitchyRight
Truth score 32Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
TwitchyRight

'Shut Up and GO HOME': Thom Tillis Tries Lecturing Pete Hegseth ... Guess How That Turned Out

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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Daily MailCenter
Truth score 37
Centre 100%100%
Daily MailCenter

Secret Pentagon plot to help Democrats bring down Pete Hegseth after midterms: All the stashed papers and clandestine military meetings revealed. 'We are ready with the receipts'

One set of documents is stashed in a gun safe in Northern Virginia. Another sits in a safe deposit box at a Washington, DC, bank. A third is tucked away somewhere on the West Coast.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: DMGT
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Truth score: 37 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 63 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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TwitchyRight
Truth score 32Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
TwitchyRight

OOF! After Trashing Pete Hegseth in Bizarre Rant, Old Video Shows Abdul El-Sayed's Own Hoops Skillz

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 10 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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TwitchyRight
Truth score 32Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
TwitchyRight

'You Know Who You ARE': DataRepublican Goes Scorched EARTH on People Threatening Pete Hegseth

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Lean: Right Fact-focusedFactuality: MixedCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Salem Media Group
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Truth score: 32 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 50 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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The HillCenterUSA TODAYLeans leftIbtimesCenterDaily MailCenterWashington TimesRightWashington ExaminerRightRedStateRightBreitbart NewsRight
Truth score 77
Left 12%12%Centre 38%38%Right 50%50%
The HillCenter

Hegseth not in consideration for Tennessee Senate: Report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly not in consideration to replace Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn’s (R) open Senate seat. The race to replace Sen. Covered by 8 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 are centre, 4 lean right.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Nexstar Media Group
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Private38%
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United States75%
United Kingdom25%
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Breitbart News Network12%
Salem Media Group12%
Independent12%
Operations Holdings12%
Washington Examiner12%
Avg reliability63
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Truth score: 77 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 63 Bias severity: 60 Risk: 0Sentiment: -12Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
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The Daily BeastLeftRaw StoryLeftRedditLeans left
Truth score 51Factuality: Mixed
Left 100%100%
The Daily BeastLeft

Pentagon Pete Busted Handing $400M to Fraud Firm

Randy Sartin / IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense has handed a contract extension worth up to $400 million to a weapons firm that has admitted to fraud against the government. Defense Secretary Pete...

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Raw Story33%
Avg reliability57
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Fact / opinion3/0
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Truth score: 51 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 57 Bias severity: 100 Risk: 0Sentiment: -67Sensationalism: 4 Amplification: 0

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Breitbart NewsRight
Truth score 31Factuality: Mixed
Right 100%100%
Breitbart NewsRight

Dem Rep. DelBene: Might Vote to Impeach Hegseth in Lame Duck, 'Top Priority' Is Costs

Mixed reliabilityElevated risk

On Thursday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) stated that “we might even see a vote” on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth “when we get back in the lame duck.” But when it comes to impeaching

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Truth score: 31 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 45 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Defense and Security
8 sources

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PBS NewsHourLeans leftPOLITICOLeans leftThe HillCenterUSA TODAYLeans leftBangor DailyLeans leftNew RepublicLeftFox NewsRightWashington ExaminerRight
Truth score 81
Left 62%62%Centre 12%12%Right 25%25%
PBS NewsHourLeans left

Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed off on the National Guard ramping up its presence in the nation's capital in military vehicles and boats as troops deepen their integration with local law enforcement. War Secretary Pete Hegseth...

Lean: Leans left Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: PBS (Nonprofit)
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Private38%
Public broadcaster12%
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United States100%
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Axel Springer12%
Win McCormack12%
Bangor Publishing Co.12%
Fox Corporation12%
Nexstar Media Group12%
Avg reliability74
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Fact / opinion8/0
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Truth score: 81 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 74 Bias severity: 43 Risk: 0Sentiment: 12Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
2 sources

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The InterceptLeftFox NewsRight
Truth score 54
Left 50%50%Right 50%50%
The InterceptLeft

“Dead Man Walking”: Officials Say Hegseth Has to Go

Following the landslide Democratic midterms victory, War Secretary Pete Hegseth finds himself on the brink of bipartisan impeachment.

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: NonprofitOwner: First Look Media
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Avg reliability68
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Truth score: 54 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -16Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Raw StoryLeft
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
Left 100%100%
Raw StoryLeft

'This is crazy': Panic as Hegseth official endangers rights workers with 'venomous lie'

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A top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been accused of endangering human rights workers throughout the hemisphere with a “venomous lie” tying them to drug cartels, a civil rights advocate warned. Eric Geressy, Hegseth’s...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 24 Amplification: 0

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Associated PressCenterPBS NewsHourLeans leftThe New York TimesLeftNPRLeans leftABC News (Australia)CenterThe GuardianLeftDW NewsCenterThe Christian Science MonitorCenterCBS NewsLeans leftAxiosCenterFRANCE 24 EnglishCenterCNBCCenterABC News (US)Leans leftThe Japan TimesCenterNBC NewsLeans lefteuronews (English)CenterSky NewsLeans rightLos Angeles TimesLeans leftThe HillCenterAl Jazeera EnglishLeans leftUSA TODAYLeans leftCNNLeftNDTVCenterSouth China Morning PostLeans rightThe Jerusalem PostLeans rightAll 52 outlets
Truth score 8942
Left 35%35%Centre 40%40%Right 25%25%
PBS NewsHourLeans left

Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes

Army Lt. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Army Lt. Covered by 36 outlets: 12 lean left, 15 are centre, 9 lean right.

Lean: Leans left Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United StatesFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: PBS (Nonprofit)
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Corporate52%
Private25%
Nonprofit8%
Public broadcaster8%
State-funded6%
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United States60%
United Kingdom12%
India10%
Australia4%
France4%
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Independent35%
Salem Media Group10%
Comcast10%
Nexstar Media Group5%
HT Media5%
Avg reliability71
Low-credibility share4%
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Truth score: 89 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 52 Reliability: 71 Bias severity: 16 Risk: 4Sentiment: -43Sensationalism: 2 Amplification: 0

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The IndependentCenter
Truth score 391
Centre 100%100%
The IndependentCenter

Ossoff grills Hegseth on past Iran war success claims

Pete Hegseth refuses to answer Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), on whether his past statement that Iran's military had been "destroyed and made combat ineffective" was true or false. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The...

Lean: Center VideoFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United KingdomFunding: PrivateOwner: Independent Digital News
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Avg reliability68
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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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The HillCenterRedStateRightRaw StoryLeft
Truth score 63
Left 33%33%Centre 33%33%Right 33%33%
The HillCenter

Tillis: Hegseth faces ‘a reckoning’ in lame-duck session of Congress

Sen. Republicans warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a “reckoning” is coming as Democrats prepare to take over both chambers of Congress. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Nexstar Media Group
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Raw Story33%
Avg reliability63
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Fact / opinion3/0
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Truth score: 63 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 63 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -33Sensationalism: 4 Amplification: 0

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The Daily BeastLeft
Truth score 38
Left 100%100%
The Daily BeastLeft

Pentagon Pete’s Twisted Revenge on Desperate Sailor Exposed

Evan Vucci / Reuters Naval top brass under Pete Hegseth’s hardline Pentagon leadership punished a teenage airman after he survived a harrowing 67-foot leap into the ocean. Navy Airman Nicholas McKelvey, 19, was formally discharged on...

Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: IAC
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Avg reliability65
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 12 Amplification: 0

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The Daily BeastLeft
Truth score 38
Left 100%100%
The Daily BeastLeft

Republican Humiliates Hegseth With Savage Roast to His Face

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Ezra Acayan / via REUTERS A GOP lawmaker claims he told Pete Hegseth that he would struggle to get confirmed again by the Senate. “You have a problem, and you need to increase the amount and the quality of the communication” with...

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Hegseth Faith Adviser’s Disgusting Social Media Comments Exposed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior religious adviser is just as bigoted as he is, if not more. CNN reported that Ryan Higgins, who has closely advised Hegseth since he assumed office, has used his social media platforms to spread...

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Hegseth Eyes Senate Seat as He Tries to Avoid Getting the Axe

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thinks a Senate seat would help him avoid impeachment or President Trump giving him the axe. Puck reports that Hegseth is hoping that Tennessee’s incumbent Senator Marsha Blackburn wins her election for...

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