Blindspot Report Sep-02-2025 | Newsletter Highlighting Media Bias

Blindspot Report

Sep 2nd, 2025

This week, we’re covering Trump signing a memo to block federal grants from being diverted to lobbying, a report that the administration plans to cut an affordable housing program that has helped build or repair more than 1.3 million homes, and more.

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For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report

Blindspot: Only 16% Right · 19 sources

A group of over 85 scientists criticized the U.S. Department of Energy's climate report for containing numerous errors and misrepresenting climate science, stating it does not meet standards for scientific integrity.

Left: 42% Center: 42% R: 16%

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

UK woman sentenced to 31 months over tweet, freed after 9, says she plans to sue police and prosecutors

Blindspot: Only 9% Left · 11 sources

Lucy Connolly was freed after serving nine months of a 31-month sentence, following her admission that she published and distributed “threatening or abusive” material on X.

9 C: 27% Right: 64%

Poll of the Week

Do you think it was justified to jail Lucy Connolly?

Yes

Unsure

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Two firefighters detained by ICE while responding to Washington wildfire

Blindspot: Only 12% Right · 33 sources

Last week, Border Patrol raided a firefighter camp, reportedly forcing crews to stop work for three hours. DHS disputed this, saying the two men “were NOT firefighters” but in a “support role, cutting logs into firewood,” and that “the firefighting response remained uninterrupted.”

Left: 52% Center: 36% 12

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For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Trump signs memo to prevent federal grants from being diverted to lobbying, White House says

Blindspot: Only 8% Left · 13 sources

President Donald J. Trump ordered an investigation into the misuse of federal grant funds for illegal lobbying and partisan political activities, as directed to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

8 Center: 46% Right: 46%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Trump wants to ax an affordable housing grant that’s a lifeline for many rural communities

Blindspot: Only 2% Right · 62 sources

President Donald Trump wants to eliminate the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which has helped many families secure affordable housing in rural areas for decades.

Left: 40% Center: 58% 2

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Bessent says Trump administration will tackle high housing costs with new measures

Blindspot: Only 12% Left · 25 sources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall to address rising housing prices and supply issues.

12 C: 20% Right: 68%

Poll of the Week

Do you believe the Trump admin would be right to declare a national housing emergency?

Yes

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Highlighting discrepancies between the reporting on stories across different news outlets.

This week's story

Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan minors

The Independent Left

Judge stops U.S. from deporting group of unaccompanied Guatemalan children

Politico Left

Judge blocks abrupt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children

Straight Arrow News Center

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of more than 600 Guatemalan children

The Post Millennial Right

Biden-era judge stops Trump from reuniting migrant children with parents in home countries

Washington Times Right

Judge halts migrant children’s deportation just as planes were loading up

Poll Results From Last Time

Do you support the Trump administration's creation of the National Design Studio? (2,794 responses)

Do you believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza? (4,145 responses)

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