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5 events across 5 weeks
1
Damage
1
Hype
3
Noise
12.5
Avg Dmg
23.4
Avg Hype
WEEK 37
Sep 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-09-13
Trump Administration Shifts Border Messaging from Securing Border to Taking on Drug Cartels
Information Operation
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
24.2
WEEK 34
Aug 17 – 23
HYPE
2025-08-23
DOD Civilians Volunteer for Trump Border Security Mission
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
17.7
Hype
27.3
WEEK 21
May 18 – 24
NOISE
2025-05-23
Pentagon Deploys Additional 1,100 Troops to Southern Border
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
15.8
Hype
22.3
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-03-07
VP Vance Visits Texas Border Amid Rancher Concerns
single state · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.3
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
DMG
2025-01-24
Active Duty Troops Deployed to Texas and San Diego for Border Security
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
Damage
29.2
Hype
28.7