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White House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project

Construction workers started hanging large custom-designed tarps over the North Portico’s white columns at the White House on Thursday, showing the public what President Donald Trump wants the renovated front entrance to look like. The tarps were printed with the redesigned columns as the coverings...

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What happened White House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project.
The headline split The left frames it as "Fake it till they make it: Trump drapes North Portico in tarp that offers preview of the...". The right frames it as "White House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project".
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Left / center-leftFake it till they make it: Trump drapes North Portico in tarp that offers preview of the latest White House facelift

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Right / center-rightWhite House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project

Washington Examiner - News · Center-right · News report

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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Jul 9, 10:30 PM

White House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project

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Construction workers started hanging large custom-designed tarps over the North Portico’s white columns at the White House on Thursday, showing the public what President Donald Trump wants...

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The IndependentNews report · Jul 9, 9:36 PM

Fake it till they make it: Trump drapes North Portico in tarp that offers preview of the latest White House facelift

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Massive photorealistic covering displays a rendering of what the White House’s north entrance will look like after upgrades while obscuring the actual entrance from view

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Details72/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
72/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jul 9, 9:36 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 9, 10:30 PM: Washington Examiner - News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 72/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.