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How outlets cover Khanna · Feb 10 – Feb 18, 2026

Ro Khanna Names Six Men in House Speech on Epstein Files

Khanna named six men in a House speech about Epstein-related files; the Justice Department later said four had no apparent connection to Epstein. Coverage differs on whether to center Khanna’s correction or the consequences and criticism surrounding the naming.

Lead article · CBS News · CENTERRep. Khanna names 6 men he says were redacted from Epstein files for "no apparent reason"
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 20% good look
tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

Ro Khanna named six men while speaking on the House floor about Epstein-related files. The Justice Department later said four had no apparent connection to Epstein.

Left-leaning outlets center the difference between Khanna’s characterization and the Justice Department’s account. Center outlets emphasize Khanna’s acknowledgment that four men were only in a photo lineup and were unconnected to Epstein’s crimes. Right-leaning outlets portray the naming as wrongful and emphasize potential harm to men described as unconnected, often criticizing Khanna’s response.

Outlets by lean

19 RATED · 5 UNRATED

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“Disputed accounts of four names”

Raw Story centers the discrepancy between Khanna’s characterization and the Justice Department’s account of the four men.

2 LEFT ARTICLES
The New RepublicFEB 10 · 5:30 PM ET
Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of Six "Powerful Men" in Epstein FilesKhanna read six names from the Epstein files on the House floor and urged Congress to investigate people connected to Epstein.CRED 62BAL 35 PORTRAYS KHANNA: NEUTRALTHE NEW REPUBLIC · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
Raw StoryFEB 13 · 6:18 PM ET
DOJ claims lawmaker named 4 'random' people who had 'nothing to do' with EpsteinKhanna named six people on the House floor, and the Justice Department said four had no connection to Epstein.CRED 57BAL 60 PORTRAYS KHANNA: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Khanna

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Center: 1 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 5 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 9 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.

6 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per week by side. FEB 9: Left 2, Center 23, Right 8. FEB 16: Left 0, Center 0, Right 2.

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