{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The probe follows testimony from an Army doctor who stated she is aware of 28 such deaths.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T23:05:27.171Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-05T14:51:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T23:05:27.171Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Politico, with multiple outlets citing this source.","critic":"Reporting is based on digests, with limited detail on the investigation's methodology or findings.","hype":"Headlines emphasize claims of death from vaccines, while the body describes an investigation into possible links."}},"tags":["#MilitaryDeaths","#CovidVaccines","#PentagonInvestigation","#TheresaLong","#RFKJr"],"entities":["Theresa Long","US Department of Health and Human Services","Pentagon","Robert F. 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The investigation is reportedly connected to claims made in court depositions and lawsuits."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the number of deaths"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Theresa Long testified that she is aware of 28 US military deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccines. However, one report states that the US government is investigating approximately 2,544 deaths reported due to the Covid vaccine. Another report mentions that Dr. Long is reviewing 2,544 still unverified death reports among military personnel after vaccination."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific number of 2,544 unverified deaths that some reports state Dr. Long is reviewing. Similarly, none of the centre-rated digests mention this figure. 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