Lehrer score 66/100 (starts at 85; +2 one named, on-record source: national intelligence chief Jay Clayton: Iran has "substantially increased" its efforts to target Americans; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): Clayton's warning is "contained in an unclassified memo that was sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by CBS News"; +4 other side quoted or given its response: a Treasury Department spokesperson said Bessent "will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats"; +2 context: background or what came before: "Bessent has spearheaded a U.S. push to cripple Iran's economy, vowing an \"economic onslaught\" against Tehran"; −25 core claim rests only on anonymous sources (rule 11): the move itself rests only on unnamed sources: "The New York Times reported, followed by the Reuters news agency. Both cited people familiar with the matter."; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): Iranian plotting "has reached a \"more advanced stage,\" according to the anonymous sources"). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.

Lehrer score 91/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the nearly four-hour talks were "constructive and quite substantive"; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks were "very productive"; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Zelenskyy and Rustem Umerov for Kyiv; Vladimir Medinsky hoped the meeting "will allow us to advance on the path towards peace," and Sergey Lavrov is quoted welcoming collective security on the agenda; +2 key numbers sourced: "nearly four-hour talks"; "Russia launched 162 drones of various types and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's air force said"; Russia's Defense Ministry "downed 155 Ukrainian drones"; +2 context: background or what came before: "The two-day session in the UAE's capital, Abu Dhabi, is the first such meeting since February"; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "There's nothing to suggest a new posture that would lead to a breakthrough" in its own voice, unsourced). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

Lehrer score 97/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Dr. Joseph Rizzo, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Novo Nordisk "continues to believe the data do not establish a cause-and-effect relationship"; +2 key numbers sourced: "roughly 6 of every 100,000 patients who took a GLP-1 for at least one year," the FDA said; +2 context: background or what came before: NAION "affects somewhere between 2 to 10 of every 100,000 adults over age 50, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology"). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

Lehrer score 79/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Solicitor General D. John Sauer and the challengers' lawyers quoted; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): the court's "five-page unsigned decision" quoted; +4 other side quoted or given its response: challengers say construction would "result in the permanent alteration of an irreplaceable landscape"; +2 key numbers sourced: "the Trump administration saying that 89,000 people have been detained"; +2 context: background or what came before: "U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone on Oct. 2 invalidated Noem's waivers"; −12 factual error or claim the piece can't support (cite the correct fact) (rule 3): quotes the court as saying the administration was "extremely likely to prevail"; the per curiam order says "exceedingly likely to prevail"; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): waivers "that allowed the government to evade environmental and conservation laws" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Officials have warned" with no official named). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.

Lehrer score 84/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Hegseth and Rep. Warren Davidson quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Hegseth dismissed "sham articles of impeachment"; +2 context: background or what came before: Speaker Mike Johnson called "an early recess to avoid the vote. That caused the resolution to expire"; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "There could likely be sufficient votes to impeach Hegseth in the House" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Even Republican members who oppose impeaching Hegseth have said" with no member named). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Lehrer score 84/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. James Comer and Sen. John Thune quoted by name; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): Johnson's letter to Sen. Tom Cotton quoted; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Democrat DeLauro and Republicans Johnson and Thune both heard; +2 context: background or what came before: "The initial deadline to fund the government was Sept. 30"; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "last week's electoral bloodbath for the party" in its own voice; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "the GOP's crippling losses" in its own voice; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "the unpopular conflict" in its own voice). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Lehrer score 90/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Judge Joel Bennathan and defense lawyer Ian Winter KC quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: his lawyer says he is a "fundamentally different person today"; Brand "claimed he never forced anyone to do anything against their will"; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): the judge's sentencing remarks and victim impact statements read in court; +2 context: background or what came before: the BBC report of further police investigation; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "Disgraced actor Russell Brand" in its own voice; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "The disgraced British television personality" in its own voice). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

Lehrer score 81/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Trump and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: "The administration has defended its approach, saying it is targeting public safety threats"; Salazar warns Hispanics "feel betrayed"; +2 context: background or what came before: 2024 border context and the Miller promotion; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "jarring losses" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "a reversal that many voters linked at least in part to Mr. Trump's immigration crackdown" with no source; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "In exit polling, 58% think..." with no named poll). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Lehrer score 88/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Jill Biden quoted by name; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): Biden's X post and the publisher, Hachette Book Group; +2 context: background or what came before: his 2024 decision to step aside; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "his age and health were a source of concern for much of his time in office" in its own voice with no source). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

Mixes in the reporter's opinion.

No problems found.

Uses loaded words.

Uses loaded words and mixes in the reporter's opinion.

Uses loaded words.