Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi?

Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 23% are rated centre, 77% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 35. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 77% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi biased?

Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi is one event reported by 35 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Tanker Aframax Rio catches fire after drone attack off Sochi?

35 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened to the tanker Aframax Rio?

The Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio caught fire off the coast of Sochi in the Black Sea. The Russian Transport Ministry stated that the vessel was attacked by unmanned surface vessels.

Were there any injuries from the attack?

No, all 23 crew members on board the Aframax Rio, who were Indian nationals, were rescued without injury, according to the Russian Transport Ministry.

Who was responsible for the attack?

The Russian Transport Ministry stated the tanker was attacked by unmanned surface vessels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied Ukrainian involvement and called the attack Russian.