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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. All three outlets approached the subject with investigative or skeptical neutrality rather than ideological framing. The Wall Street Journal led with a factual discrepancy — "Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can't Find It" — highlighting a gap between official claims and observable data without assigning blame. The Hill similarly foregrounded uncertainty with "Questions rise as US claims deeper control," a phrase that signals skepticism toward U.S. assertions without partisan loading. The Financial Times, scoring marginally higher on the scale, shifted focus to Iranian conduct with "Iran threatens 46 ships," centering the story on a specific foreign action rather than U.S. credibility. That subtle difference in subject emphasis — U.S. claims versus Iranian threats — represents the modest range of framing present here.