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The project aims to honor Constitution Day, with participants pledging to support and defend the nation's founding document.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T21:05:17.083Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-19T18:01:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T21:05:17.083Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":87,"hype":65,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: includes named sources (Joel Pollak, Adam Carolla) and multiple independent outlets, plus specific date and organizer.","critic":"Critic 87: explains relevance, quotes commentators, provides specific names and date, and remains clear and cohesive.","hype":"Hype 65: headline and language use loaded adjectives and clickbait tone, exceeding the factual body."}},"tags":["#OathProject","#ConstitutionDay","#JamieLeeCurtis","#RobertDeNiro","#AmericanConstitutionSociety"],"entities":["Jamie Lee Curtis","Robert De Niro","Noah Wyle","Martin Sheen","Barbra Streisand","American Constitution Society"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Noah Wyle, Martin Sheen, and Barbra Streisand participated in a video reciting the U.S. constitutional oath.","The video was released on Constitution Day, 29 September 2026, as part of the Oath Project organized by the American Constitution Society.","Right-leaning outlets described the campaign as a thinly veiled anti-Trump political statement.","No left-rated outlets covered the story."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A video featuring actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro, Noah Wyle, Martin Sheen, and Barbra Streisand reciting the U.S. constitutional oath was released on 29 September 2026. The project, called the Oath Project, was organized by the American Constitution Society to mark Constitution Day. Participants in the video pledge to \"support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.\""},{"type":"heading","text":"Differing interpretations of the campaign"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The American Constitution Society framed the Oath Project as a nonpartisan effort. However, right-leaning outlets described the campaign as a thinly veiled political statement against Donald Trump. Skeptics noted the political leanings of the participating celebrities, with some questioning the sincerity of their pledge."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports printed below mention that the Oath Project was framed by the American Constitution Society as a nonpartisan effort. 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