Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 88% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 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 Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny biased?

Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny 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 Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny?

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 Pentagon adviser Ryan Higgins' online posts draw scrutiny?

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.

Who is Ryan Higgins and what is his role?

Ryan Higgins is a senior adviser to Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon. He is credited with developing the Defense Department's religious messaging and the 'Office of Religious Affairs'.

What kind of online posts has Ryan Higgins shared?

Higgins has shared posts described as racist, homophobic, and conspiratorial. These include comments about a 'satanic cult of LGBTQ', illegal immigrants 'raping our white women', and skepticism about US election legitimacy.

How has the Pentagon responded to the scrutiny of Higgins' posts?

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell called a report detailing Higgins' posts a 'pathetic attempt to slander' him. He stated the report was intended to distract from the Department's work.