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What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025, according to current and former DEA agents and records reviewed by The Associated Press
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What happenedALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jim Mustian reported and co-wrote an Associated Press story that revealed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration….
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records...". The center frames it as "Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit US streets".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftStaggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterWhat a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023 to 2025, according to current and former DEA agents and r...
What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets
Associated Press journalist Jim Mustian explains how he reported and wrote a story that examined why the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills...
