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Hegseth’s staff damage historic globe while moving it to his Pentagon office

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (80%).

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The Washington Post reported that staff for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth damaged a globe said to have been used by Dwight D. Eisenhower while moving it to his Pentagon office in February. The Post cited sources, and an Army spokesperson told the paper the damage occurred during “an attempted move.” Photographs published by the Post show the globe’s sphere separated from its metal mounting and a gash in its base. The Daily Beast says the globe crashed onto its stand, while the Daily Mail describes a hole punched in it.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Staff for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth damaged the globe while moving it to his Pentagon office.

    Reported byFar Left2Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, The New Republic
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    Daily Mail

  2. The globe’s surface was punctured in the damage.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    Daily Mail

  3. Hegseth’s office reportedly asked for the globe, one of two similar artifacts kept at the Pentagon.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Guardian

  4. The Washington Post reported, citing its sources, that Hegseth’s aides skipped specialist movers and carried the globe themselves before dropping it.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. An Army spokesperson said the damage occurred during “an attempted move.”

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • How the globe was damaged.

    The Daily Beast says it crashed onto its stand. The Guardian, citing the Post and an Army spokesperson, says it was dropped during the move and the sphere detached from its mounting. The Daily Mail says aides punched a hole in it.

How each side tells it

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All sides report that staff damaged an Eisenhower-era globe while moving it to Hegseth’s Pentagon office. Left coverage stresses the staff’s handling and the globe’s value, and Far Left outlets use sharper words like destroyed. The right’s only coverage, Daily Mail, leads on the hole punched in the globe.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Headlines name Hegseth’s staff as the agents of the damage and stress the globe’s value; Far Left outlets use sharper wording such as destroyed and diva demand, while the Guardian’s headline is more plainly descriptive.

    Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Headline names Hegseth’s aides as the cause and leads with the gouged hole and his demand for the artifact, using vivid verbs.

    Pete Hegseth's aides gouge hole in Eisenhower's WWII globe after he demanded historic artifact be hauled into his office
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left6

    commandeercatastrophePentagon Pete’sDiva Demand

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    commandeerMore neutral: move

    Implies the seizure of property by force, while the reported event is a request to move an artifact to an office.

    The defense secretary’s attempt to commandeer an Eisenhower artifact for his own office has ended in catastrophe.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    catastropheMore neutral: damage

    Overstates a globe that was damaged and knocked off its mount.

    …attempt to commandeer an Eisenhower artifact for his own office has ended in catastrophe.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Pentagon Pete’sMore neutral: Hegseth’s

    A nickname that mocks the defense secretary and pre-judges him before the facts are weighed.

    Pentagon Pete’s Diva Demand Leads to Humiliating Disaster

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Diva DemandMore neutral: Request for the globe

    Labels the defense secretary’s request as a diva’s demand, which judges his motive rather than describing the request.

    Pentagon Pete’s Diva Demand Leads to Humiliating Disaster

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Humiliating DisasterMore neutral: Damage

    Adjective and noun that add drama and judgement to a damaged globe.

    Pentagon Pete’s Diva Demand Leads to Humiliating Disaster

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    DestroyedMore neutral: damaged

    The article itself says the globe was badly damaged, not destroyed.

    Hegseth’s Staff Destroyed Priceless Artifact From Former President

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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See for yourself

Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Hegseth’s staff as the cause
  • the globe’s value and Eisenhower link
  • the defense secretary’s personal request
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  • The IndependentLeft

    Hegseth’s staff broke Eisenhower’s World War II globe moving it into his office: report

    Defense Secretary Pete team declined to wait for help from military historians, who were furloughed at the time, the Washington Post reports

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office

    Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Hegseth’s Staff Loaded verb“Destroyed”The article itself says the globe was badly damaged, not destroyed.More neutral: damagedDisagree with this highlight? Priceless Artifact From Former President

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff badly damaged former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s globe while moving it into his office. The globe, which is now housed in the Pentagon, dates back to the 1930s and was reportedly used by Eisenhower during World War II, making it an …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Loaded modifier“Pentagon Pete’s”A nickname that mocks the defense secretary and pre-judges him before the facts are weighed.More neutral: Hegseth’sDisagree with this highlight? Loaded modifier“Diva Demand”Labels the defense secretary’s request as a diva’s demand, which judges his motive rather than describing the request.More neutral: Request for the globeDisagree with this highlight? Leads to Sensational language“Humiliating Disaster”Adjective and noun that add drama and judgement to a damaged globe.More neutral: DamageDisagree with this highlight?

    Pete Hegseth’s attempt to bring a priceless piece of military history to his office has ended in disaster after his aides dropped the antique globe. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the hole punched in the globe
  • Hegseth’s demand for the artifact
  • Eisenhower’s WWII use
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  • Daily MailRight

    Pete Hegseth's aides gouge hole in Eisenhower's WWII globe after he demanded historic artifact be hauled into his office

    Pete Hegseth's aides punched a hole in a globe used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II after trying to lug the relic into the defense secretary's office.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Oct 22, 8:04 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 10:08 AM EDT

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 22, 8:04 AM EDT
  2. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 22, 8:51 AM EDT
  3. Daily MailRightOct 22, 10:08 AM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 22, 11:04 AM EDT
  5. The IndependentLeftOct 22, 12:27 PM EDT

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