How outlets cover Ron Johnson R · WI · SEN · May 14, 2026
James Erdman Testifies About CIA’s COVID-19 Origins Assessment
So far two right-leaning outlets have covered this. No left-leaning or center outlet has picked it up yet.
Lead article · The Daily Signal · RIGHTThe CIA Failed Americans During the COVID-19 PandemicCommunity verdict
13 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 60% good look
An opinion piece recounts a Senate hearing on the CIA’s assessment of COVID-19’s origins and its handling of related information. Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson criticized the agency and urged further oversight and research safeguards.
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How outlets portrayed Johnson, by side
2 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Right: 2 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
MAY 14Articles per day by side. MAY 14: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2.
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Only right-leaning outlets have covered this. We’ll alert you when a left-leaning or center outlet does.Only right-leaning outlets have covered this so far. We’ll alert you when a left-leaning or center outlet does.