Blindspots
Some stories are loud on one side and barely a whisper on the other. If you read mostly from one part of the spectrum, these are the stories you are least likely to have seen.
A story appears here when one side covers it far less than its usual share of the day’s news. See the arithmetic
Covered by others, mostly missing from left-leaning outlets.
PoliticsBreaking
Wedgewood Polls said on X that it had fabricated data in its 2026 election polls and called the project an experiment to show weaknesses in the polling industry.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 13 covering it
Covered by 13 outlets, mostly right-leaning (85%).
Quiet on the left
PoliticsDeveloping
Eleven outlets, including Just the News, the Daily Mail, Breitbart, Fox News and the Washington Examiner, report that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., posted a short video asking supporters for donations.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 12 covering it
Covered by 12 outlets, all right-leaning.
Quiet on the left
Government & PolicyBreaking
The Social Security Administration said it has corrected records across its Social Security Number database, calling the effort the most comprehensive cleanup in its 91-year history.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 11 covering it
Covered by 11 outlets, mostly right-leaning (73%).
Quiet on the leftThe Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Daily Mail, Washington Times and Just the News report that Vice President JD Vance said at a CBS News town hall in Flat Rock, Michigan, that there is a chance he will not run for president in 2028.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 9 covering it
Covered by 9 outlets, all right-leaning.
Quiet on the left
Government & PolicyBreaking
Fox News, The Washington Times, The Epoch Times and seven other outlets report that Vice President JD Vance announced charges against more than 40 people over alleged food stamp fraud.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 8 covering it
Covered by 8 outlets, all right-leaning.
Quiet on the left
Crime & JusticeBreaking
Newsweek and seven outlets on the right report that the Justice Department has reached a $5 million settlement with Instacart, operated by Maplebear Inc., over claims that the San Francisco company discriminated against American job applicants.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 8 covering it
Covered by 8 outlets, mostly right-leaning (87%).
Quiet on the left
WorldDeveloping
France 24 reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the front line in Ukraine’s war with Russia to be frozen along current lines as a first step toward peace talks, as US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 7 covering it
Covered by 7 outlets, mostly right-leaning (71%).
Quiet on the left
Immigration & BorderDeveloping
Right-leaning outlets, including Fox News, the New York Post, Daily Mail and The Daily Wire, report that federal investigators interviewed Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, after searching Omar’s Washington, D.C., home earlier this month.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 7 covering it
Covered by 7 outlets, mostly right-leaning (86%).
Quiet on the left
PoliticsDeveloping
President Donald Trump told a campaign rally in Kansas for Sen. Roger Marshall that the unrest in France showed what is at stake in the November 3 midterm elections.
Left-leaning outlets: 1 of the 11 covering it
Covered by 11 outlets, mostly right-leaning (64%).
Quiet on the left
Crime & JusticeBreaking
New York Post, Fox News, The Epoch Times, Daily Mail and PJ Media report that federal agents raided at least two adult day care centers in Brooklyn on a Tuesday, alleging Medicaid fraud involving money laundering and kickbacks, according to officials cited in the coverage.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, all right-leaning.
Quiet on the left
EconomyBreaking
Pending home sales in the United States fell 7.3% in September, the National Association of Realtors reported, to the lowest level since its index began in 2001.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, mostly center (67%).
Quiet on the left
PoliticsDeveloping
Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, the New York Post and three other right-side outlets report that Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, was on the federal terrorist watchlist during the Obama administration.
Left-leaning outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, all right-leaning.
Quiet on the left
Immigration & BorderBreaking
Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts say they have charged six people over a ring that arranged sham marriages between U.S. citizens and immigrants seeking legal status.
Left-leaning outlets: 1 of the 10 covering it
Covered by 10 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).
Quiet on the leftCovered by others, mostly missing from center outlets.
PoliticsDeveloping
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said at a University of Chicago event that planned prosecutions of Trump administration figures could deter young people from taking jobs in the administration.
Center outlets: 0 of the 12 covering it
Covered by 12 outlets, mostly right-leaning (92%).
Quiet in the center
PoliticsDeveloping
Los Angeles County election officials say in a federal court filing that their registrar cannot verify voters’ citizenship beyond the voter attestation.
Center outlets: 0 of the 12 covering it
Covered by 12 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeDeveloping
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson to life in prison without parole.
Center outlets: 0 of the 11 covering it
Covered by 11 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.
Quiet in the center
Culture & SocietyBreaking
Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, parish priest of the Perpetuo Socorro church in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died after a large wooden crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed Mass.
Center outlets: 0 of the 11 covering it
Covered by 11 outlets, mostly right-leaning (64%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeDeveloping
A man was fatally shot in the chest on Saturday afternoon at the 53rd Street–7th Avenue subway station in Midtown Manhattan, near Times Square, police said.
Center outlets: 0 of the 9 covering it
Covered by 9 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeDeveloping
A boat capsized on Friday about 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, outside US waters, according to the US Coast Guard.
Center outlets: 0 of the 9 covering it
Covered by 9 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeBreaking
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has obtained a state arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 95, on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Center outlets: 0 of the 8 covering it
Covered by 8 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).
Quiet in the center
PoliticsFeature
Jaime West, a Democrat running for Fayette County Council in Indiana, said on Piers Morgan Uncensored that she had three beers before a candidate forum interview that drew wide attention online.
Center outlets: 0 of the 8 covering it
Covered by 8 outlets, mostly right-leaning (75%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeBreaking
ABC News, The Washington Times, RedState, The Western Journal and TheBlaze report that Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.
Center outlets: 0 of the 7 covering it
Covered by 7 outlets, mostly right-leaning (71%).
Quiet in the center
U.S. NewsBreaking
Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil, died on Friday after roofing material blown loose by strong winds struck him during a group tour of Taliesin West, the Frank Lloyd Wright home in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Center outlets: 0 of the 7 covering it
Covered by 7 outlets, mostly right-leaning (71%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeDeveloping
A Suffolk County, Massachusetts jury found that Kristin Knouse defamed David Sabatini and awarded him $6 million, according to The New York Times, Fox News, Epoch Times and other outlets that report the verdict.
Center outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (83%).
Quiet in the center
Culture & SocietyDeveloping
Mailers and flyers addressed to students and households have arrived at homes in Texas ahead of the midterm elections.
Center outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeBreaking
A federal judge sentenced a 39-year-old Guatemalan man to 30 years in prison for his role in a human-smuggling operation, according to The Daily Wire, The Washington Times, The Epoch Times and Al Jazeera English.
Center outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).
Quiet in the center
WorldDeveloping
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone as tensions between Washington and Kyiv grew.
Center outlets: 0 of the 6 covering it
Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).
Quiet in the centerU.S. NewsDeveloping
The New York Post, Fox News and the Daily Beast report that a small propeller plane crashed near Capitol Expressway and Excalibur Drive in San Jose, California, on Saturday, injuring three people on board, including a child.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).
Quiet in the center
PoliticsDeveloping
The New York Times and Bloomberg report that President Donald Trump has talked about replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool, and the Times says he has considered the idea since August.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).
Quiet in the center
PoliticsFeature
Thelma Louise, a pro-Trump TikTok creator, says she was asked to leave a Ken Paxton campaign rally in Texas on Sunday and was escorted out.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (80%).
Quiet in the centerPoliticsDeveloping
President Donald Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar could go to jail as well as be deported over a federal investigation into allegations that she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration papers when the family fled Somalia in the late 1990s.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeBreaking
Four outlets report that thieves stole nearly $1 million in trading cards from a FedEx truck in Southern California.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (60%).
Quiet in the center
U.S. NewsFeature
Videos and photos taken by visitors show a great white shark leaping from the water near Marina State Beach, about 100 miles south of San Francisco, over the weekend.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (60%).
Quiet in the center
Crime & JusticeBreaking
A University of Arizona sorority member has alleged that two men sexually assaulted her at a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house in late August, according to the Associated Press and outlets that reported its story.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (60%).
Quiet in the centerPoliticsBreaking
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that Fox News spends more time defending Democrats and their views than at any time in its history, and that it is trying too hard to be politically correct.
Center outlets: 0 of the 5 covering it
Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).
Quiet in the centerCovered by others, mostly missing from right-leaning outlets.
EconomyDeveloping
Protests over living costs, housing and public services have spread across several European countries in recent weeks, with large crowds in France, Italy, Portugal and Belgium.
Right-leaning outlets: 0 of the 10 covering it
Covered by 10 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).
Quiet on the right
Climate & EnvironmentAnalysis
The UN Environment Programme’s 2026 Emissions Gap Report, released Wednesday, says the world is set to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement.
Right-leaning outlets: 0 of the 8 covering it
Covered by 8 outlets, mostly center (62%).
Quiet on the rightEconomyBreaking
China’s economy grew 4.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, up from 4.3% in the second quarter and faster than economists had forecast, according to the Financial Times, CNBC and Bloomberg.
Right-leaning outlets: 0 of the 7 covering it
Covered by 7 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.
Quiet on the right
WorldDeveloping
Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats on Saturday in the West Bank, according to Belgium’s foreign minister, Maxime Prevot, and witnesses.
Right-leaning outlets: 1 of the 12 covering it
Covered by 12 outlets across the spectrum.
Quiet on the right
PoliticsDeveloping
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy faces criticism over a campaign ad in the Ohio governor’s race that features Donna Arthur, the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton, calling her daughter a liar.
Right-leaning outlets: 1 of the 12 covering it
Covered by 12 outlets across the spectrum.
Quiet on the right