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FBI Inquiry Involving Susan Collins Ends After Investigators Removed
The FBI inquiry into allegations involving Susan Collins and a defense contractor ended after the Trump administration removed investigators; Collins denied wrongdoing. Coverage differs between the administration’s role in ending the probe and the competing allegations and denials.
Lead article · The Hill · CENTERCollins opponent says ‘jig is up’ after ProPublica report; her aide calls it ‘categorically false’OUTLETSOUTLETS
99 RATED9 RATED
ARTICLESARTICLES
142 COPIES2 COPIES
SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
40HOURSHOURS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
77HIGHHIGH
The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN9 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME43% · AVG CRED 60
“A probe cut short”
2 MORE LEFT
Raw StoryWED 3:10 PMSusan Collins flips out when confronted with bribery allegations: 'He's a convicted liar!'CollinsMixedCRED 532 ARTICLES FROM RAW STORYProPublicaTUE 5:00 AMThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayCollinsBad lookCRED —PROPUBLICA STORY · ALSO ON HUFFPOST, SALONPROPUBLICA · ALSO ON HUFFPOST, SALON
People · 2 PEOPLE
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Collins and Jackson were named together by 2 of 9 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
R · ME · APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
Faced allegations linking Navatek contracts to payments to her super PAC and denied wrongdoing.
NAMED BY 9 OF 9
LEFT
▼ MOSTLY BAD2 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 2 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 6 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 6 outlets (3 mixed · 1 neutral · 2 bad).
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · ME
Accused Collins of corruption after a report raised questions about alleged links between Navatek contracts and payments to her super PAC.
NAMED BY 2 OF 9
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◆ MIXED2 OF 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 2 outlets.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 40 HOURS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YETRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 6 articles, first tue 5:00 am. center: 8 articles, first tue 12:29 pm.
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