DIThe Distraction Index

#oversight

17 events across 10 weeks

6Damage
7Hype
4Noise
20.6Avg Dmg
25.5Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-23
ICE Shooting in Texas: Oversight and Discipline Questions
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.7
Hype
35.5
NOISE2026-07-22
House Republicans Criticize Smithsonian Focus
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
4.0
Hype
19.0
NOISE2026-07-22
Treasury Flags $99M in Payments to Dead People
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.9
WEEK 69Apr 19 – 25
HYPE2026-04-25
DOJ Moves to Change Federal Prosecutor Oversight
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
31.8
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
DMG2026-04-15
Trump Administration Halts Investigation into Deportation Flights
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
46.9
Hype
30.5
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
HYPE2026-02-24
House Democrats Investigate DOJ Handling of Missing Epstein Files
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
9.2
Hype
31.9
HYPE2026-02-23
Trump Administration Scrutinizes Foreign Funding of Universities
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
11.9
Hype
27.2
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
HYPE2026-02-07
Kash Patel Accused of Cover-Up in ICE Agent Killing
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
18.7
Hype
26.9
WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-05
Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
7.5
Hype
24.0
WEEK 51Dec 14 – 20
NOISE2025-12-19
Senators Rebuke White House Leniency Towards GPB Founder David Gentle
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.0
Hype
8.9
NOISE2025-12-19
GOP House Committee Chair Signals Post Mortem on Venezuela Drug Boat Strike
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
0.3
Hype
2.2
HYPE2025-12-19
Oversight Democrats Release New Epstein Photos
Information Operationfederal · narrow
Damage
0.5
Hype
40.0
WEEK 47Nov 16 – 22
DMG2025-11-21
Democrats Allege Intelligence Agency Work Being Undermined and Politicized Under Trump
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
32.7
Hype
26.7
WEEK 44Oct 26 – Nov 1
DMG2025-10-30
White House Fires Commission Members Overseeing Trump Construction Projects
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
42.1
Hype
16.1
DMG2025-10-30
Federal Court Blocks Oversight of Chicago Immigration Sweeps
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
63.5
Hype
39.8
DMG2025-10-30
Arctic Frost DOJ Investigation Targeting GOP Operatives
Information Operationfederal · narrow
Damage
52.3
Hype
46.4
WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15
DMG2025-02-15
Judge Declines to Halt Trump Firing of Inspectors General
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
46.3
Hype
20.9