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Lindsey Graham’s Death and FBI Inquiry

Lindsey Graham died, and President Donald Trump criticized the FBI’s inquiry while dismissing poisoning claims. Coverage diverges over whether to center Trump’s response, medical findings, or tributes and Graham’s legacy.

Lead article · NBC News · CENTERTrump says FBI is 'wasting their time' investigating Lindsey Graham's death
Image · NBC News
OUTLETS
5347 RATED
ARTICLES
669 COPIES
SPAN
6DAYS
AVG CRED
64MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN47 RATED · 6 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Graham and Trump were named together by 8 of 53 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
FORMER U.S. SENATOR (R-SC)

Died, prompting tributes and discussion of his political legacy.

NAMED BY 52 OF 53
LEFT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL10 OF 10 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 10 of 10 outlets.
CENTER
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL18 OF 21 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly informational, 18 of 21 outlets.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY INFORMATIONAL15 OF 15 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly informational, 15 of 15 outlets.
R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Dismissed the FBI’s inquiry into Graham’s death as a waste of time and rejected claims that Graham was poisoned.

NAMED BY 10 OF 53
LEFT
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED6 OF 6 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 6 of 6 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 6 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 48H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 12 articles, first sun 6:10 pm, 48 hours after the first report. center: 26 articles, first fri 6:12 pm. right-leaning: 20 articles, first sun 9:18 am, 39 hours after the first report. unrated: 8 articles, first sun 5:20 am.

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