ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors?

Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 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 ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors biased?

ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors is one event reported by 9 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 ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors?

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 ActBlue implements new passport verification for overseas donors?

9 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 is ActBlue implementing for overseas donors?

ActBlue is implementing a new passport-based identity verification system for donors who reside outside the United States. This system requires donors to use a valid U.S. passport to verify their identity.

What are the allegations against ActBlue's previous system?

House Republicans allege that ActBlue's previous system only checked if a passport number had the correct number of characters, rather than verifying if the passport number was actually valid or belonged to an eligible American citizen.

How does ActBlue respond to the allegations?

ActBlue denies wrongdoing and states that the Republicans are mischaracterizing its previous system, which it claims successfully protected against foreign contributions. The organization also points to an independent forensic analysis that it says supports its procedures.