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Federal judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe

Nov 2, 12 PM ET to Nov 2, 4 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Nov 2, 12 PM ETfirst on a front page: ABC News
  2. Nov 2, 1 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
  3. Nov 2, 3 PM ETpeak: on 32 front pages

📰 Spread

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Nov 2, 1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM1632leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 2, 12 PM to Nov 2, 4 PM ET (peak 32), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Nov 2, 12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PMHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Nov 2, 11:01 AM ET: Judge Dismisses Complaint Against Ex-FBI Agents Accused Of Lying About Hunter BidenAxiosAxiosAxios, Nov 2, 11:01 AM ET: Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials accused over Hunter Biden probeJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Nov 2, 11:01 AM ET: Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials over testimony on Hunter BidenJust the News, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden testimonyCNNCNNCNN, Nov 2, 11:01 AM ET: Judge dismisses case against former FBI officials who DOJ believes hampered Biden family corruption probeYahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Nov 2, 11:01 AM ET: Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter BidenReutersReutersReuters, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: US judge tosses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probes - ReutersReuters, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials, says DOJ rushed charges before midtermsThe Washington SunThe Washington SunThe Washington Sun, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge Dismisses a Complaint Against Ex-FBI Officials Accused of Lying About Hunter Biden's LaptopFox NewsFox NewsFox News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge tosses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden investigationCNBCCNBCCNBC, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge tosses DOJ case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe: ReportsCNBC, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge tosses DOJ case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probeWSJThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge Rejects Charges That Ex-FBI Officials Lied About Hunter Biden ProbeMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge Drops Complaint Against 2 Ex-FBI Officials Accused of Lying About Hunter Biden Laptop ProbeNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: DC federal judge tosses case against FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden laptopNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI agents accused on lying to Congress in Hunter Biden investigationNBC News, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI agents accused on lying to Congress in Hunter Biden probeNews NationNews NationNews Nation, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge tosses charges against ex-FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop caseCBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Case dismissed against 2 ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probeABC NewsABC NewsABC News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses DOJ case against two ex-FBI agents who investigated Hunter BidenABC News, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: Judge blasts DOJ in dismissing case against ex-FBI agents who probed Hunter BidenStar TribuneStar TribuneStar Tribune, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge cites 'weaponization' in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter BidenPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses charges against ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden, citing 'weaponization'Washington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses complaint against two ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter BidenStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Charges against FBI agents charged in Hunter Biden laptop case dismissedScripps NewsScripps NewsScripps News, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses case against former FBI officials, calls probe 'weaponization'NewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Nov 2, 12:01 PM ET: Judge Tosses Laptop Complaint Against Ex-FBI AgentsNewsmax, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge Tosses Laptop Case Against Ex-FBI AgentsNewsmax, Nov 2, 3:01 PM ET: Judge Tosses Hunter Biden Laptop Case Against Ex-FBIThe National DeskThe National DeskThe National Desk, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probeThe Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigationThe Washington Post, Nov 2, 4:01 PM ET: Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigation - The Washington PostThe Western JournalThe Western JournalThe Western Journal, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Breaking: Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Agents Accused of Lying About Hunter Biden LaptopThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge tosses case against two officials accused of lying about Hunter BidenTownhallTownhallTownhall, Nov 2, 1:01 PM ET: Judge Lets FBI Agents Who Lied About Hunter Biden Walk FreeThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: BREAKING: Far-Left Magistrate Judge Blasts Trump DOJ, Drops Criminal Charges Against Former FBI Agents Who Boasted About “Running a Shadow Government”The Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Officials Involved With Hunter Biden InvestigationThe Epoch Times, Nov 2, 3:01 PM ET: Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Officials Accused of Lying About Hunter BidenThe BlazeThe BlazeThe Blaze, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: Judge TOSSES OUT charges against ex-FBI officials accused of LYING about Hunter Biden laptop — but there's a catchThe Daily CallerThe Daily CallerThe Daily Caller, Nov 2, 2:01 PM ET: D.C. Judge Dismisses Case Against Ex-FBI Official Who Bragged About Running ‘Shadow Government’ Before 2020 ElectionNPRNPRNPR, Nov 2, 3:01 PM ET: Judge accuses Justice Department of 'weaponization,' tosses case against ex-FBI officials📻 radioNPR News Now, Nov 2, 1:10 PM ET: story 2 of 6
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📡 Wire copy

1 outlet ran the Reuters headline nearly word for word

CNBC

💬 Quoted

  1. “weaponization”4
  2. “Running a Shadow Government”2

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📌 Linked by aggregators

2 Google News · Political Wire

aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)

✏️ 8 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • ABC News (2 wordings): “Judge dismisses DOJ case against two ex-FBI agents who investigated Hunter Biden” → “Judge blasts DOJ in dismissing case against ex-FBI agents who probed Hunter Biden”
  • CNBC (2 wordings): “Judge tosses DOJ case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe: Reports” → “Judge tosses DOJ case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe”
  • Just the News (2 wordings): “Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials over testimony on Hunter Biden” → “Judge dismisses complaint against ex-FBI officials over Hunter Biden testimony”
  • NBC News (2 wordings): “Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI agents accused on lying to Congress in Hunter Biden investigation” → “Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI agents accused on lying to Congress in Hunter Biden probe”
  • Newsmax (3 wordings): “Judge Tosses Laptop Complaint Against Ex-FBI Agents” → “Judge Tosses Hunter Biden Laptop Case Against Ex-FBI”
  • Reuters (2 wordings): “US judge tosses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probes - Reuters” → “Judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials, says DOJ rushed charges before midterms”
  • The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Officials Involved With Hunter Biden Investigation” → “Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Officials Accused of Lying About Hunter Biden”
  • The Washington Post (2 wordings): “Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigation” → “Judge dismisses charges against FBI agents in Hunter Biden laptop investigation - The Washington Post”
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📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

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📻 On the radio

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  1. 🫏 NPR News Now 1× · best #2

🎙️ On the shows

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  1. 🫏 MeidasTouch 1

🕵️ Investigated, joked about

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🕵️🤷 No investigator or satirist matched to it yet.

🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ Names in it

Hunter BidenJudgeJustice Department

🔎 Checking

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🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🧵 Judge dismisses charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

  1. Federal judge blocks new charges against Ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe

    Oct 28, 2 PM ET

  2. Federal judge rejects new charges against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden laptop case

    Oct 23, 12 PM ET

  3. Federal judge dismisses case against ex-FBI officials accused of lying about Hunter Biden probe (this story)

    Nov 2, 12 PM ET

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