{
  "name": "The Stochastic Parrot Framing Index",
  "url": "https://thestochasticparrot.com/framing-index",
  "as_of": "2026-06-25",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "methodology": "Computed over the cross-outlet corpus only (solo audits excluded), across pieces that carry a discrepancy matrix. Each cross-outlet split is classified hard_contradiction (the accounts cannot both be true) or a naming/framing split (the accounts agree on the facts and differ only on what to call it). framing_rate_pct = (naming+framing) / all_splits. Story selection is human; N is small; by_outlet counts are APPEARANCES, not a ranking of bias.",
  "totals": {
    "pieces_with_matrix": 28,
    "splits": 76,
    "hard_contradictions": 20,
    "naming_splits": 10,
    "framing_splits": 46,
    "framing_rate_pct": 74
  },
  "over_time": [
    {
      "month": "2026-06",
      "hard": 20,
      "soft": 56,
      "pct": 74
    }
  ],
  "by_outlet": [
    {
      "outlet": "Fox News",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 13,
      "total": 13,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "CBS News",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 11,
      "total": 12,
      "pct": 92
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Associated Press",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 8,
      "total": 8,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Democracy Now",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 7,
      "total": 8,
      "pct": 88
    },
    {
      "outlet": "NPR",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 7,
      "total": 7,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 4,
      "total": 6,
      "pct": 67
    },
    {
      "outlet": "FOX 5 New York",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 4,
      "total": 4,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "CNN",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 3,
      "pct": 67
    },
    {
      "outlet": "OilPrice.com (RFE/RL)",
      "hard": 3,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 3,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 3,
      "total": 3,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Guardian",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 3,
      "pct": 33
    },
    {
      "outlet": "6abc",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Al Arabiya English",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Anadolu Agency",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 50
    },
    {
      "outlet": "China Daily (Xinhua)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 50
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Daily Sabah",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 50
    },
    {
      "outlet": "ESPN",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "France 24 (AFP)",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "India.com",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Institute for the Study of War",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 50
    },
    {
      "outlet": "MSNBC",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "NBC Los Angeles",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "NBC News",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Pennsylvania Capital-Star",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Politico",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Spotlight PA",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Stars and Stripes",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Hill",
      "hard": 2,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Lion (Daily Caller News Foundation)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Townhall",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "U.S. Department of Education",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Ukrainska Pravda",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 2,
      "total": 2,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "ANI / Tribune India",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Aerotime",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Atlanta News First",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "BBC News",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Bayer (via MM+M)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Bayer CEO Bill Anderson (via NPR)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "CBS",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "CBS Los Angeles",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (per Time and Yahoo News UK)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Department of Justice, Southern District of Ohio",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Department of Justice, Southern District of Ohio (own framing)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Dimsum Daily",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Donald Trump (via Al Jazeera)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Donald Trump (via Brussels Signal)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Donald Trump (via Fox News)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Donald Trump (via NBC News)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Donald Trump, at the G7 (via CNN)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Everytown Law's Janet Carter (via The Los Angeles Times)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "FBI Director Kash Patel (statement quoted in Justice Department release)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "FBI Director Kash Patel (statement quoted within the same DOJ release)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "FOX",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Food and Water Watch's Tarah Heinzen (via The Guardian)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Fox Business",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "IndexBox",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Justice Samuel Alito (via ABC News)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Justice Samuel Alito (via The Los Angeles Times)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "MM+M (Medical Marketing and Media)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "MOU draft, Article 1 (via The Japan Times)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "MOU draft, Article 6 (via The Japan Times)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Mark Rutte (via Al Jazeera)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Mark Rutte (via Brussels Signal)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Mortgage Professional",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "NPR, running the Associated Press wire on NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Newsweek",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "One America News (OANN)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "PBS NewsHour (AP)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Reuters",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "SCOTUSblog",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn (press conference)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Senator Brian Schatz (via Associated Press)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "TASS",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Task & Purpose",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Boston Globe",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Canary (Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Canary (on Rutte)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Hill, reporting FBI Director Patel",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Japan Times (Bloomberg)",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Jerusalem Post",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Los Angeles Times",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Minnesota Star Tribune",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "The Philadelphia Inquirer",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Time",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "TradingKey",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "WJLA",
      "hard": 1,
      "framing": 0,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 0
    },
    {
      "outlet": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (via TIME)",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    },
    {
      "outlet": "Yahoo News",
      "hard": 0,
      "framing": 1,
      "total": 1,
      "pct": 100
    }
  ]
}