Skip to content

Government & PolicyDeveloping

House Republicans’ report accuses American Psychological Association of antisemitism

By

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum.

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Redacted email screenshot from APA official discussing responses to a statement about the situation.
Image via Washington Free BeaconHow images are chosenReport this image

According to The Hill, House Republicans on the Committee on Education and the Workforce released a 22-page report accusing the American Psychological Association of antisemitism. The New York Times describes it as the culmination of a monthslong Republican effort. The report examines internal listserv posts and communications after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, and says APA leaders minimized complaints and accommodated people promoting antisemitic rhetoric. It recommends removing APA’s power to accredit college psychology programs. The Washington Free Beacon reports, citing internal emails the committee obtained, that a former APA leader compared Gazans to George Floyd and Jews to racist police officers. The Hill says it has asked APA for comment.

Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. Editors read every story. How this works

What happened

Key points

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

  1. House Republicans on the Committee on Education and the Workforce released a 22-page report accusing the American Psychological Association of antisemitism.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    The Hill

  2. The report examines internal listserv posts and communications after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Washington Free Beacon

  3. The Republicans’ report says APA leaders minimized complaints and accommodated people promoting antisemitic rhetoric.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  4. The report recommends removing APA’s power to accredit college psychology programs.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  5. The Free Beacon reports, citing internal emails the committee obtained, that a former APA leader compared Gazans to George Floyd and Jews to racist police officers.

    One outletWashington Free Beacon· Far Right

  6. The APA had not yet responded to The Hill’s request for comment.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

How each side tells it

Compare views

All three outlets report on a House Republican committee report about the American Psychological Association’s internal communications. The Left stresses a monthslong Republican effort, the Center stresses the threat to accreditation, and the Right stresses the emails comparing Gazans to George Floyd.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The New York Times headline states the accusation neutrally and calls the group a top psychology body, while its description frames the report as the end of a monthslong G.O.P. effort.

    House Republicans Accuse Top Psychology Group of Antisemitism
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill headline leads with the antisemitism accusation and adds the threat to accreditation, with the report’s recommendation presented as a threat.

    House Republicans accuse the American Psychological Association of antisemitism, Loaded verb“threaten accreditation”Threaten frames a recommendation to strip an accreditation power as a menace rather than describing what the committee proposed.More neutral: recommend ending accreditation powerDisagree with this highlight?
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Free Beacon headline centers on a former APA president’s email comparisons to George Floyd and racist police, presenting the story as internal emails rather than the committee’s report.

    In Wake of Oct 7, American Psychological Association President Likened Gazans to George Floyd and Jews to Loaded modifier“Racist Cops”Attaching racist to police in the headline states a judgement about the officers in the outlet’s own voice, beyond what the emails are said to contain.More neutral: police officersDisagree with this highlight?
    Washington Free BeaconFar RightAll 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.

  • Left1

    scathing report

  • Center1

    threaten accreditation

  • Right1

    Racist Cops

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    Racist CopsMore neutral: police officers

    Attaching racist to police in the headline states a judgement about the officers in the outlet’s own voice, beyond what the emails are said to contain.

    …Psychological Association President Likened Gazans to George Floyd and Jews to Racist Cops

    Used byWashington Free Beacon (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    scathing reportMore neutral: detailed report

    Scathing is an evaluative adjective that signals the outlet’s judgement of the report rather than describing it.

    effort culminated in a scathing report about emails and other exchanges within the American Psychological Association.

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    threaten accreditationMore neutral: recommend ending accreditation power

    Threaten frames a recommendation to strip an accreditation power as a menace rather than describing what the committee proposed.

    …Republicans accuse the American Psychological Association of antisemitism, threaten accreditation

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

See the full language guide

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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • monthslong Republican effort
  • scathing report on emails and exchanges
  • the APA as a top psychology group
See the headline from the leftHide the headlines
  • The New York TimesLeft

    House Republicans Accuse Top Psychology Group of Antisemitism

    A monthslong G.O.P. effort culminated in a Sensational language“scathing report”Scathing is an evaluative adjective that signals the outlet’s judgement of the report rather than describing it.More neutral: detailed reportDisagree with this highlight? about emails and other exchanges within the American Psychological Association.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • accusation of antisemitism
  • threat to accreditation power
  • APA leaders minimized complaints

Leaves out

  • the Free Beacon’s account of an email comparing Gazans to George Floyd

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

See the headline from the centerHide the headlines
  • The HillCenter

    House Republicans accuse the American Psychological Association of antisemitism, Loaded verb“threaten accreditation”Threaten frames a recommendation to strip an accreditation power as a menace rather than describing what the committee proposed.More neutral: recommend ending accreditation powerDisagree with this highlight?

    House Republicans on the Committee on Education and the Workforce accused the American Psychological Association (APA) of antisemitism in a 22-page report Thursday. The report examines public listservs and internal communications at the leading organization representing U.S. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • former APA leader’s comparisons
  • internal emails obtained by the committee
  • reaction to the Oct. 7 attack

Leaves out

  • the report’s recommendation to remove APA’s accreditation power

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

See the headline from the rightHide the headlines
  • Washington Free BeaconFar Right

    In Wake of Oct 7, American Psychological Association President Likened Gazans to George Floyd and Jews to Loaded modifier“Racist Cops”Attaching racist to police in the headline states a judgement about the officers in the outlet’s own voice, beyond what the emails are said to contain.More neutral: police officersDisagree with this highlight?

    The former president of the leading professional psychology association in the United States, the American Psychological Association, reacted to Hamas's Oct. …

    Read at Washington Free Beacon (opens in a new tab)

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    18 hr 36 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 11:06 AM EST

  • Center

    1 day later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 5:08 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Free Beacon, Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. Washington Free BeaconFar RightNov 2, 4:30 PM EST
  2. The New York TimesLeftNov 3, 11:06 AM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 3, 5:08 PM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

Read next

Help someone else find the truth beneath the surface

Most people see one side of a story. Share this one, so they can see how every side is telling it and decide for themselves.

Email it
Embed

Show this story’s coverage card on your own site, blog or class page. It has the headline, who is covering it and a link back here, and it tracks nobody. See the card

Seen a mistake? Tell us what is wrong with this page