'A smear job': Collins responds to Pro Publica report about alleged corruption

WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) reaches for "alleged" where Raw Story stays flat.

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What happenedU.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has addressed the Pro Publica report in which she was accused of participating in a bribery scheme, saying: "It's disgraceful.".

What changedThe left frames it as "Pro Publica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe". The center frames it as "'A smear job': Collins responds to Pro Publica report about alleged corruption".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Pro Publica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe". The center frames it as "'A smear job': Collins responds to Pro Publica report about alleged corruption".

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Sep 23, 10:22 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Sep 23, 10:34 PM: ProPublica joined the source map.

Sep 24, 12:33 AM: Raw Story joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Raw Story6m ago

Pro Publica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe

As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defe...

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Center-left ·News report

ProPublica2h ago

Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting as Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren’t True.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)1h ago

'A smear job': Collins responds to Pro Publica report about alleged corruption

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has addressed the Pro Publica report in which she was accused of participating in a bribery scheme, saying: "It's disgraceful."

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