The data Who it helped Every file carries a call on which party's narrative the false or slanted version served. Here's what that adds up to. Every chart has its own link and share image.
Who the Big Lies helped All 120 graded stories in Section I, by which party's narrative the false or slanted version served.
109 helped Democrats (91%) Democrats 91% 2 helped Republicans (2%) 9 helped Neither party (8%)
Show the numbers Helped Stories Share Democrats 109 91% Republicans 2 2% Neither party 9 8%
Who each outlet's errors helped Big Lies and Subversion files combined, for the 14 outlets with the most files.
CNN CNN: 24 helped Democrats 24 CNN: 4 helped Neither party 4 28 The New York Times The New York Times: 22 helped Democrats 22 The New York Times: 1 helped Neither party 23 The Washington Post The Washington Post: 21 helped Democrats 21 21 NBC News NBC News: 12 helped Democrats 12 NBC News: 1 helped Neither party 13 NPR NPR: 10 helped Democrats 10 NPR: 1 helped Neither party 11 Associated Press Associated Press: 9 helped Democrats 9 Associated Press: 2 helped Neither party 2 11 ABC News ABC News: 10 helped Democrats 10 10 MSNBC MSNBC: 9 helped Democrats 9 9 HuffPost HuffPost: 7 helped Democrats 7 HuffPost: 1 helped Neither party 8 CBS News CBS News: 5 helped Democrats 5 5 Reuters Reuters: 3 helped Democrats 3 Reuters: 1 helped Neither party 4 BBC BBC: 4 helped Democrats 4 4 Politico Politico: 3 helped Democrats 3 Politico: 1 helped Neither party 4 BuzzFeed News BuzzFeed News: 4 helped Democrats 4 4
Show the numbers Outlet Democrats Republicans Neither CNN 24 0 4 The New York Times 22 0 1 The Washington Post 21 0 0 NBC News 12 0 1 NPR 10 0 1 Associated Press 9 0 2 ABC News 10 0 0 MSNBC 9 0 0 HuffPost 7 0 1 CBS News 5 0 0 Reuters 3 0 1 BBC 4 0 0 Politico 3 0 1 BuzzFeed News 4 0 0
Who the errors helped, year by year Graded Big Lies stories by the year they were first reported.
2012: 8 helped Democrats 2012: 1 helped Neither party 9 2012 2013: 1 helped Democrats 2013: 2 helped Neither party 3 2013 2014: 6 helped Democrats 6 2014 2015: 4 helped Democrats 2015: 1 helped Neither party 5 2015 2016: 15 helped Democrats 15 2016 2017: 18 helped Democrats 18 2017 2018: 10 helped Democrats 10 2018 2019: 10 helped Democrats 10 2019 2020: 13 helped Democrats 13 2020 2021: 7 helped Democrats 7 2021 2022: 2 helped Democrats 2022: 1 helped Republicans 3 2022 2023: 1 helped Democrats 2023: 1 helped Neither party 2 2023 2024: 9 helped Democrats 2024: 1 helped Neither party 10 2024 2025: 3 helped Democrats 2025: 1 helped Republicans 2025: 1 helped Neither party 5 2025 2026: 2 helped Democrats 2026: 2 helped Neither party 4 2026
Show the numbers Year Democrats Republicans Neither 2012 8 0 1 2013 1 0 2 2014 6 0 0 2015 4 0 1 2016 15 0 0 2017 18 0 0 2018 10 0 0 2019 10 0 0 2020 13 0 0 2021 7 0 0 2022 2 1 0 2023 1 0 1 2024 9 0 1 2025 3 1 1 2026 2 0 2
Who it helped, by grade Retracted, debunked, unproven and bad-call stories, split by party.
Retracted Retracted: 48 helped Democrats 48 Retracted: 7 helped Neither party 7 55 Debunked Debunked: 28 helped Democrats 28 Debunked: 1 helped Republicans 29 Unproven Unproven: 12 helped Democrats 12 Unproven: 1 helped Neither party 13 Bad Call Bad Call: 21 helped Democrats 21 Bad Call: 1 helped Republicans Bad Call: 1 helped Neither party 23
Show the numbers Grade Democrats Republicans Neither Retracted 48 0 7 Debunked 28 1 0 Unproven 12 0 1 Bad Call 21 1 1
Who the Subversion exhibits favored All 30 framing and double-standard exhibits in Section II.
28 helped Democrats (93%) Democrats 93% 2 helped Neither party (7%)
Show the numbers Favored Exhibits Democrats 28 Republicans 0 Neither party 2
