Trump says US spies better than China and Russia

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says US spies better than China and Russia?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 71% 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 Trump says US spies better than China and Russia left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 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 Trump says US spies better than China and Russia biased?

Trump says US spies better than China and Russia is one event reported by 7 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 Trump says US spies better than China and Russia?

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 Trump says US spies better than China and Russia?

7 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 did Donald Trump say about US intelligence operations?

Donald Trump stated that the United States conducts intelligence operations against China and Russia. He claimed that the US is better at spying on its adversaries than these countries, using the phrase 'we do it even better'.

When and where did Donald Trump make these remarks?

Donald Trump made these remarks during a campaign rally in Iowa. The rally took place ahead of the US midterm elections.

What action did the US Department of Justice take regarding Chinese nationals?

The US Department of Justice announced that two Chinese nationals, Liren Lai and Yuance Chen, were sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to act as agents of the Chinese government without notifying the US Attorney General.