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Canadian wildfire smoke affecting US air quality

13 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 5.8-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -3.0
  HuffPost · Far Left

  MAGA Lawmaker Mocked For ‘Karen-Level’ Meltdown After Bizarre Rant Against Canada
• -1.5
  Vox · Left

  The dirtiest air in the world
• -1.5
  The Atlantic · Left

  Photos: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Parts of North America
• -1.2
  The Atlantic · Left

  Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
• -0.2
  CNN · Center

  Wildfire smoke will drive poor air quality through Saturday as new plumes arrive from Canada
• +0.0
  NY Post · Center

  Six Flags Great America closes as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across US
• +0.0
  Neutral News · Center

  Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches U.S. as Some Lawmakers Press Ottawa
• +0.2
  Axios · Center

  Trump threatens more tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke
• +0.5
  CNBC · Center

  Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs
• +2.5
  Breitbart · Right

  Mark Carney Deflects Blame on Canada Wildfire Failures: 'Climate Change Is Everyone's Responsibility'
• +2.5
  Breitbart · Right

  Jim Jordan Warns Canada's Censorship Push Could Come for Americans Next
• +2.8
  Breitbart · Right

  Trump Says Costs Incurred from Canadian Smoke Pollution Blanketing the U.S. Will Be Added to Tariffs
• +2.8
  Breitbart · Right

  Report Reveals Canadian PM Mark Carney Spent $160K on Airplane Food for Single Trip

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.