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Lawmakers Discuss Trump's UFO Disclosure Push
Trump promised to release classified UFO files, drawing lawmakers’ skepticism, calls for disclosure and questions about what officials know. Coverage differs between doubts about the promised release and claims that the government is withholding UFO information.
Lead article · Raw Story · LEFT'The aliens are crypto bros!' Mockery on Capitol Hill over Trump's UFO disclosure pushOUTLETSOUTLETS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN2 RATED · 4 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME29% · AVG CRED 53
“Skepticism and disclosure demands”
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
- Renegade Tribune · U.S. Lawmaker Claims Rulers Are In Contact With Extraterrestrial BeingsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- sentinel-news.org · The Murky World of UAP in CongressNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- Decrypted Matrix · Tennessee Lawmaker Tim Burchett Claims Government Maintains Contact With Extraterrestrial BeingsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- International Business Times UK · US Congressman Declares Aliens Exist After Briefings With Admirals, Claims Pilots Are Silenced for Craft SightingsNO PUBLISHED LEAN
People · 6 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Burchett and Booker were named together by 1 of 6 outlets. Counted by outlet.
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R · TN-2 · REPRESENTATIVE
Claimed government officials know of and have contact with extraterrestrial beings and called for greater disclosure of UFO and UAP files.
NAMED BY 6 OF 6
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · NJ · DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
Expressed distrust of Trump, citing his promises about the Epstein files.
NAMED BY 1 OF 6
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · CT-4 · INTELLIGENCE RANKING MEMBER
Joked about claims that the government was hiding aliens and expressed doubt that the public would soon receive confirmation.
NAMED BY 1 OF 6
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · NJ · SENATOR
Said he had not received a satisfying explanation for the 2024 drone incursions over New Jersey.
NAMED BY 1 OF 6
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● MOSTLY NEUTRAL1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · FL-23 · REPRESENTATIVE
Urged Trump to release UAP information and called for a hearing on scientists he said were unaccounted for or dead.
NAMED BY 1 OF 6
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
R · SD · SENATOR
Reported that he had not heard from the White House about the promised release and could not confirm seeing classified UAP videos.
NAMED BY 1 OF 6
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 45 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: 2 articles, first wed 7:15 pm. center: 1 article, first fri 4:05 pm, 45 hours after the first report. unrated: 4 articles, first thu 6:43 am.
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