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The record of what the American press got wrong, and who it helped
Who it helped

Who each outlet's errors helped

Big Lies and Subversion files combined, for the 14 outlets with the most files.

Helped DemocratsHelped RepublicansHelped neither
CNNCNN: 37 helped Democrats37CNN: 4 helped Republicans4CNN: 10 helped Neither party1051The New York TimesThe New York Times: 37 helped Democrats37The New York Times: 3 helped Republicans3The New York Times: 7 helped Neither party747The Washington PostThe Washington Post: 32 helped Democrats32The Washington Post: 2 helped RepublicansThe Washington Post: 5 helped Neither party539Fox NewsFox News: 2 helped DemocratsFox News: 26 helped Republicans26Fox News: 3 helped Neither party331MSNBCMSNBC: 26 helped Democrats26MSNBC: 3 helped Neither party329Associated PressAssociated Press: 13 helped Democrats13Associated Press: 2 helped RepublicansAssociated Press: 7 helped Neither party722NBC NewsNBC News: 16 helped Democrats16NBC News: 1 helped RepublicansNBC News: 3 helped Neither party320NPRNPR: 14 helped Democrats14NPR: 2 helped Neither party16ABC NewsABC News: 13 helped Democrats13ABC News: 2 helped Republicans15CBS NewsCBS News: 6 helped Democrats6CBS News: 1 helped RepublicansCBS News: 2 helped Neither party9HuffPostHuffPost: 8 helped Democrats8HuffPost: 1 helped Neither party9PoliticoPolitico: 5 helped Democrats5Politico: 2 helped RepublicansPolitico: 1 helped Neither party8SalonSalon: 6 helped Democrats66The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: 2 helped DemocratsThe Wall Street Journal: 3 helped Republicans35
Show the numbers
OutletDemocratsRepublicansNeither
CNN37410
The New York Times3737
The Washington Post3225
Fox News2263
MSNBC2603
Associated Press1327
NBC News1613
NPR1402
ABC News1320
CBS News612
HuffPost801
Politico521
Salon600
The Wall Street Journal230
Source: The Propaganda Files · thepropagandafiles.com/charts
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