FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric Swalwell investigation

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FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric Swalwell investigation

Oct 27, 11 AM ET to Oct 28, 5 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

37outlets carried it
🫏11 · 8 · 17🐘left · center · right
18 hourson the front pages
37front pages at once, at its peak
25 minof TV captions
1radio newscast
11people retold it online

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Oct 27, 11 AM ETfirst on a front page: CNN
Oct 27, 11 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
Oct 27, 4 PM ETpeak: on 37 front pages
Oct 27, 8 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
Oct 28, 5 AM ETretold online by 11 people

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 27, 11 AM to Oct 28, 5 AM ET (peak 37), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📡 wire copy: 3 outlets ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Washington Times)

📌 linked by aggregators: Drudge Report Google News Political Wire

💬 quoted: “an ongoing criminal investigation,”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 rep eric 🫏 former rep

✏️ 10 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

ABC News (2 wordings): “FBI searches home connected to former California Rep. Eric Swalwell” → “FBI searches home connected to Eric Swalwell”
AP (2 wordings): “AP sources: Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell” → “Eric Swalwell investigation: Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-Rep”
Breitbart (3 wordings): “Report: FBI Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell Investigation” → “Nolte: FBI Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Reportedly Tied to Eric Swalwell Investigation”
CNN (3 wordings): “Breaking News FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell” → “FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell The agency says the search is related to 'an ongoing criminal investigation,' but declined to comment further”
Just the News (2 wordings): “FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion owned by Swalwell donor: CNN” → “FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in connection with Swalwell probe”
Los Angeles Times (2 wordings): “Beverly Hills mansion raid tied to Eric Swalwell FBI probe, sources say” → “FBI raids billionaire’s Beverly Hills mansion in connection with Eric Swalwell probe, sources say”
New York Post (3 wordings): “Feds raid billionaire’s Beverly Hills mansion in dramatic Eric Swalwell probe — as source reveals sex worker link” → “The FBI on Tuesday morning raided a Beverly Hills mansion as part of the investigation into disgraced California politician Eric Swalwell.”
Red State (3 wordings): “FBI Raids Mansion Linked to Eric Swalwell Investigation Ward Clark” → “Swalwell's Troubles Deepen As FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion Amid New Fang Fang Revelations”
The Independent (2 wordings): “FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in investigation into ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell” → “FBI continues investigating Eric Swalwell in Beverly Hills house raid”
Townhall (2 wordings): “Feds Raid Mansion Affiliated With Disgraced Dem Eric Swalwell Jeff Charles” → “Feds Raid Mansion Affiliated With Disgraced Dem Eric Swalwell”

Every outlet's first headline (37), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion Connected To Former Rep. Eric Swalwell: Reports Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Raw Story FBI storms mansion of billionaire who turned on Eric Swalwell: report Oct 27, 12 PM ET
The Guardian Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-congressman Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 1 PM ET
ABC News FBI searches home connected to former California Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 2 PM ET
AP AP sources: Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 1 PM ET
CNN Breaking News FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Los Angeles Times Beverly Hills mansion raid tied to Eric Swalwell FBI probe, sources say Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Mediaite Beverly Hills Mansion Raided by Feds Amidst Investigation of Former Congressman: Report Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Independent FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in investigation into ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 1 PM ET
The Washington Post FBI searches California mansion as part of Eric Swalwell investigation Oct 27, 4 PM ET
Yahoo News FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of former Rep. Eric Swalwell investigation Oct 27, 12 PM ET
BBC FBI raids California home tied to former Congressman Eric Swalwell - US media Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Chicago Tribune Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion tied to ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell, AP sources say Oct 27, 1 PM ET
News Nation FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in Eric Swalwell investigation Oct 27, 2 PM ET
Newsweek Eric Swalwell-Linked Beverly Hills Mansion Raided by FBI: Reports Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Reuters FBI raids home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor Oct 27, 4 PM ET
Scripps News Crime FBI searches Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Straight Arrow News FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in probe of former Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Hill FBI searches California home tied to Eric Swalwell probe Oct 27, 2 PM ET
Just the News FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion owned by Swalwell donor: CNN Oct 27, 12 PM ET
The Washington Times Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion in investigation of ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 2 PM ET
Washington Examiner FBI raids California mansion related to Eric Swalwell investigation Oct 27, 1 PM ET
Breitbart Report: FBI Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell Investigation Oct 27, 2 PM ET
IJR FBI Searches Beverly Hills Mansion in Swalwell Probe Oct 27, 1 PM ET
New York Post Feds raid billionaire’s Beverly Hills mansion in dramatic Eric Swalwell probe — as source reveals sex worker link Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Newsmax Reports: FBI Mansion Raid Tied to Swalwell Probe Oct 27, 2 PM ET
OAN FBI raids Calif. mansion in connection with Eric Swalwell sexual assault investigation Oct 27, 2 PM ET
PJ Media Feds Raid Beverly Hills Mansion in Ongoing Swalwell Investigation Oct 27, 12 PM ET
Red State FBI Raids Mansion Linked to Eric Swalwell Investigation Ward Clark Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Blaze Investigation into Democrat ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell heats up as FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion Oct 27, 1 PM ET
The Daily Caller Feds Raid Beverly Hills Mansion In Connection To Disgraced Dem Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Daily Wire FBI Raids Mansion Of Billionaire Who Bankrolled Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 12 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit BREAKING: FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion as Part of Federal Investigation into Disgraced Former Congressman Eric Swalwell (VIDEO) Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Post Millennial BREAKING: Beverly Hills mansion raided by feds as part of Eric Swalwell probe Oct 27, 11 AM ET
The Western Journal Breaking: FBI Conducts Pre-Dawn Raid in Beverly Hills in Connection to Eric Swalwell Investigation Oct 27, 11 AM ET
Townhall Feds Raid Mansion Affiliated With Disgraced Dem Eric Swalwell Jeff Charles Oct 27, 2 PM ET
The Washington Sun Federal Agents Raid Beverly Hills Mansion Tied to Eric Swalwell Oct 27, 12 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

Fox News13 min

CNN12 min

FBI SEARCHES BEVERLY HILLS MANSION TIED TO FORMER REP. ERIC SWALWELL CNN, 8 min
FBI SEARCHES CALIFORNIA MANSION TIED TO FORMER REP. ERIC SWALWELL CNN, 3 min
FBI SEARCHES MANSION CONNECTED TO SWALWELL Fox News, 2 min
FEDS RAID SWALWELL-LINKED MANSION Fox News, 2 min
FBI RAID REPORTEDLY LINKED TO ERIC SWALWELL PROBE Fox News, 2 min
SOURCES: FBI SEARCH CONNECTED TO EX-CONGRESSMAN CNN, 76 s
FEDS SEARCH CA MANSION AS PART OF SWALWELL PROBE Fox News, 70 s
SWALWELL GETS JUMPY Fox News, 61 s

📻 On the radio

ABC News Update, Oct 27, 8:32 PM ET: story 5 of 5

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

🎙️ 📺 Ben Shapiro 📺 Benny Johnson 📺 Timcast IRL 📺 Benny Johnson 🎙️ CNN 5 Things

what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

The FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion owned by Stephen Cloobeck in connection with an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell. Oct 28: told by 11 people

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ names in it: FBI Eric Swalwell Beverly Hills Ward Clark Sex Workers

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

the running story it belongs to

🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.