Skip to the story
All StoriesPoliticsConflict & SecurityBusiness & EconomyScience & TechHealthClimateMedia
All stories
Media16 outlets ran this2 min read

Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel

Social media personalities Jake and Logan Paul met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and spoke to troops at the Department of Defense.

AI-assisted coverage comparison, editor-supervised · How this was made

Published
Jake Paul

What this story says

  • Brothers Jake and Logan Paul visited the Pentagon and addressed U.S. military personnel.
  • They met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during their visit.
  • The Department of Defense released footage of the event, which occurred the day before National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
  • The visit prompted online commentary questioning its purpose and whether it was satire.

Who covered it

Left 46%(5)Centre 45%(5)Right 9%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 5 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

72/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

30/100

16 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 1 of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Social media personalities Jake and Logan Paul visited the Pentagon and addressed U.S. military personnel. The Department of Defense released footage of the visit. The brothers met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The visit took place the day before National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Online Reaction

Commentary on social media ridiculed the visit, with some users questioning if it was intended as satire. Some reports noted the brothers' lack of military experience.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention that Logan Paul told those gathered that touring the building was 'a cool experience' or that he believes there is 'no greater commitment to sacrifice than those who are willing to live, die and fight.'

Tags:#PaulBrothers#Pentagon#USMilitary#PeteHegseth#SocialMedia

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 21 Sept 2026, 06:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

5 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports highlighted the Paul brothers' lack of military experience and the ridicule the visit attracted online. Some reports framed the visit as a lecture to troops by "scandal-ridden YouTubers" or "MAGA-friendly influencers." One report stated the brothers were told to head to the "frontline" in Iran after their speeches.

Centre

5 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on the Paul brothers' visit to the Pentagon, their meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and their addresses to military personnel. Some reports noted that Logan Paul is a WWE star and mentioned his current injury status. The question of 'why' the visit occurred was also raised.

Right

1 rated outlet

  • The right-rated report mentioned that Logan and Jake Paul toured the Pentagon, addressed service members, and met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. It also noted that the visit drew criticism and disbelief online, with netizens asking 'why?'

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel?
Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 46% are rated left, 45% are rated centre, 9% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel biased?
Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel is one event reported by 16 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 Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Paul Brothers Visit Pentagon, Address US Military Personnel?
16 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.
Who visited the Pentagon?
Social media personalities Jake and Logan Paul visited the Pentagon. They addressed U.S. military personnel and met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during their visit.
When did the Paul brothers visit the Pentagon?
The visit by Jake and Logan Paul to the Pentagon occurred the day before National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Department of Defense released footage of the event.
What was the reaction to the Paul brothers' Pentagon visit?
The visit prompted ridicule and disbelief online, with many questioning its purpose and whether it was satire. Some reports highlighted the brothers' lack of military experience.

Read it at the source

16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

5

Centre

5

Right

1

Not rated

5

How did this read?

About the coverage, not about the story. We do not ask whether you agree with what happened — we have no honest use for that answer.

More in Media

All Media →
Jasper Savage/Prime3 min readAlan Ritchson says Reacher novel adaptation was blocked after Trump re-electionRead storyMeryl Streep's casting as Aslan in the forthcoming Narnia film has sparked furious Christian backlash, while some critics have slammed the 'woke' gender swap; seen in 2024 in L.A.3 min readMeryl Streep cast as Aslan in Netflix Narnia filmRead storyPenelope Cruz attends the red carpet for La Bola Negra at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto on Sept. 15, 2026. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)2 min readLa Bola Negra wins Toronto Film Festival People's Choice AwardRead story

Elsewhere on the site

The prime minister gets a demonstration of Apple’s new child safety features at Apple Park in Cupertino, California.Dominic LorrimerPolitics•2 min readAlbanese meets Tim Cook, discusses social media curbsIran war costs surge to $45.1 billion, Pentagon tells Congress: ReportsConflict & Security•3 min readUS war with Iran cost $45.1 billion, Pentagon reportsManhunt underway in California after armed suspect allegedly points gun at people, shoots at officersConflict & Security•2 min readCalifornia Manhunt Underway for Derek Spencer, Wanted for FeloniesParamount and California AG Discuss $1.5 Billion InvestmentBusiness & Economy•1 min readParamount and California AG Discuss $1.5 Billion Investment
Paul Brothers at Pentagon | MediaBias News