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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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Audi, a division of Volkswagen AG, will build a car plant in Georgia, President Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally in Perry on Saturday. Reports give the investment as $4 billion to $4.2 billion, and Trump said the plant would produce 200,000 SUVs a year. Trump credited his tariff policies for the decision. Tariffs have hit Audi hard, and the company said car production at the plant would begin only early next decade. The announcement came about a week before the November 3 midterm elections.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump announced at a campaign rally that Audi, a Volkswagen division, plans a manufacturing plant in Georgia.

    Reported byLeft3Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The New York Times, ABC News
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Far Right
    Just the News

  2. Reports give the investment as $4.2 billion, while one gives $4 billion (€3.77 billion).

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Trump said the plant would produce 200,000 SUVs a year, and Audi said car production would only start early next decade.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  4. Trump credited his tariff policies for the decision, and the Volkswagen division has been hit hard by US tariffs.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The New York Times
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The size of the investment.

    Several outlets put the investment at $4.2 billion; one gives $4 billion (€3.77 billion).

  • Tariffs drove Audi's decision to build in the US.

    Trump credits his tariff policies for the decision and defended tariffs at the rally; the coverage of the Volkswagen division says tariffs hit it hard, and one report says they cost Audi €1.2 billion last year.

How each side tells it

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All three sides report Audi will build a plant in Georgia announced by Trump at a rally. The left and center stress Trump's tariffs and the midterm context, while the right frames it as jobs news Trump delivered.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines present the plant as a political win for Trump or lead with his tariff defense at a rally, and the New York Times headline attributes the announcement to him.

    Volkswagen Plans New Audi Plant in Georgia, Loaded verb“Handing Trump a Win”Describes the announcement as a gift to Trump rather than stating the news itself.More neutral: Volkswagen plans new Audi plant in Georgia; Trump to announce itDisagree with this highlight?
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline reports Trump's announcement plainly, using the $4 billion figure and no political framing, and the body adds the production timeline.

    Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion factory in US
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The one right-side article, from a Far Right outlet, headlines the plant as jobs news Trump delivered for Georgia, centering the president.

    Trump Loaded verb“delivers big jobs news”Presents Trump's announcement as a delivered benefit before its effects are known.More neutral: Trump announces Audi plant in GeorgiaDisagree with this highlight? in Georgia, a new automaker plant from Audi
    Just the NewsFar 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.

  • Left2

    Handing Trump a WinTouts

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right1

    delivers big jobs news

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    delivers big jobs newsMore neutral: Trump announces Audi plant in Georgia

    Presents Trump's announcement as a delivered benefit before its effects are known.

    Trump delivers big jobs news in Georgia, a new automaker plant from Audi

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Handing Trump a WinMore neutral: Volkswagen plans new Audi plant in Georgia; Trump to announce it

    Describes the announcement as a gift to Trump rather than stating the news itself.

    Volkswagen Plans New Audi Plant in Georgia, Handing Trump a Win

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    ToutsMore neutral: announces

    Suggests promotional boasting rather than neutrally reporting an announcement.

    Trump Defends Tariffs at Rally as He Touts New US Audi Plant

    Used byBloomberg (Left)

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Side by side

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

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump's political win
  • tariffs as cause
  • midterm campaign timing

Leaves out

  • planned output of 200,000 SUVs a year
  • car production starting early next decade

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

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Trump's announcement
  • $4 billion investment figure
  • production timeline

Leaves out

  • Volkswagen division imports all its cars from Europe or Mexico

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

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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion factory in US

    After Donald Trump made the announcement at an election rally in Georgia, the German carmaker confirmed plans for a factory in the US state, but noted car production would only start early next decade.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • jobs for Georgia
  • Trump's delivery
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 24, 3:52 PM EDT

  • Center

    8 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 12:44 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 24, 3:52 PM EDT
  2. The New York TimesLeftOct 24, 8:38 PM EDT
  3. ABC NewsLeftOct 24, 11:43 PM EDT
  4. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 25, 12:44 AM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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