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8 events across 7 weeks
1
Damage
4
Hype
3
Noise
11.3
Avg Dmg
27.8
Avg Hype
WEEK 72
May 10 – 16
NOISE
2026-05-10
Sean Duffy Criticized for 'Tone Deaf' Family Reality Show
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
1.4
Hype
31.0
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
DMG
2026-02-24
Defense Secretary Hegseth Pressures Anthropic on AI Military Use
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
27.2
Hype
21.5
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
NOISE
2025-08-16
Democrats Revolt Over Noem Living at Coast Guard Base After Doxing
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
3.0
Hype
24.1
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
HYPE
2025-07-26
House Ethics Panel Orders AOC to Pay for Met Gala Attendance
federal · narrow
Damage
2.1
Hype
29.2
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
HYPE
2025-06-07
Trump Surgeon General Pick Criticized for Conflicts of Interest
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
Damage
8.4
Hype
24.9
WEEK 21
May 18 – 24
HYPE
2025-05-23
Whoopi Goldberg Criticizes Trump for Accepting Qatari Jet
Damage
0.2
Hype
28.1
HYPE
2025-05-23
Trump Joins Dinner with Meme Coin Investors; White House Denies Conflicts
Information Operation
federal · narrow
Damage
38.8
WEEK 2
Jan 5 – 11
NOISE
2025-01-11
Trump Organization Not Banning Private Foreign Deals
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
9.1
Hype
9.4
Hype
54.3