FBI seizes 13 website domains allegedly used by Chinese intelligence to recruit Americans.
The US Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 internet domains on Wednesday that were allegedly used by Chinese actors to recruit Americans with security clearances. The fake consulting websites offered paid positions to obtain classified or sensitive US government information. The Chinese embassy in Washington rejected the allegations as fabricated slander.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Washington Times
South China Morning Post
Reuters
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The split, in one line
US outlets frame the seizures as a necessary defense against Chinese espionage, while SCMP gives equal weight to Beijing's rebuttal that the allegations are entirely fabricated.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“FBI disables 13 Chinese suspected spying websites targeting US officials”
“US seizes 13 website domains tied to alleged Chinese intelligence collection”
“FBI shutters covert Chinese websites targeting secrets”
Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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