The i Paper

Where the score comes from

Each technique the reading found, as a share of its articles. Tap one to read the passages.

• Headline goes beyond the articleThe headline states what the body does not support, drops the attribution the body gives, or puts in quotation marks words nobody in the article said.31%4 of 13
• Other techniquesWays of misleading the reading found that our list does not name yet. Each one is named in plain words on its article's page.23%3 of 13
• Drops what it reported beforeThe outlet or the reporter reported a fact or a description of the same event earlier and now leaves it out or softens it, so a reader of this article believes something the outlet's own reporting contradicts. Not repeating background totals is not this technique.8%1 of 13
• Leaves out what changes the pictureThe article leaves out a fact about the event it reports, which the outlet had or other outlets reported about the same event, and without it a reader believes something false about that event. Background the article is not about (overall tolls, the wider crisis) is not this technique.8%1 of 13
• States one side's claim as factA party's contested claim is written in the outlet's own voice with no attribution, so the reader takes it as established.8%1 of 13
• Uses figures that misleadA number presented so it misleads: the wrong base, a cherry-picked period, a share passed off as a total, or a figure the article's own source contradicts.8%1 of 13

Its most framed articles

From the last 90 days. Open one to read it with every flagged sentence marked.

1. 6.0'It only boosts Farage': Red Wall MPs fear return of EU freedom of movementThe i Paper gives a fair spread of Labour voices for and against Andy Burnham's call to discuss EU free movement.
2. 3.0Burnham's promise to pensioners shows a shocking lack of courageGuto Harri argues that the Budget's promises to pensioners put spending today ahead of long-term investment, and that argument is his to make.
3. 3.0I claim PIP for crippling endometriosis. Reforms to the system scare meThe i Paper tells the story of one PIP claimant and gives her fears plenty of space.
4. 3.0'Mahmood is furious': Cabinet anger as Burnham opens door to Brexit free movementThe i Paper reports a Cabinet row over Andy Burnham's call for an honest debate on EU free movement, and quotes both No 10 and Burnham's denial that he was proposing it.