Keyword topic
35 articles from 17 news outlets, Sep 27 to Oct 26
Share of stories per day
The share of each source's stories that mention Social Security, averaged over sources with at least 3 stories that day.
Coverage by source over time
One ridge per source that mentioned Social Security, from the most left-leaning on top: how high it rises each day is the share of that source's stories that mention it.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Who picked it up when
The Hill mentioned it first (Oct 2, 2026, 5:39 PM EDT). Right-leaning outlets followed 8 hours later, left-leaning outlets 5 days later.
One row per source that mentioned Social Security, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories that mention Social Security, Sep 27 to Oct 26, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| The New York Times | 0.1% | 1 | 1187 |
| NBC News | 0.1% | 1 | 680 |
| Axios | 0.3% | 1 | 374 |
| NPR | 0.3% | 1 | 395 |
| Politico | 1.2% | 1 | 86 |
| The Hill | 0.6% | 7 | 1133 |
| NewsNation | 0.5% | 1 | 209 |
| CBS News | 0.1% | 2 | 1517 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.7% | 3 | 420 |
| The Washington Times | 0.2% | 1 | 467 |
| Reason | 0.7% | 2 | 305 |
| Fox Business | 2.1% | 5 | 233 |
| New York Post | 0.1% | 3 | 2344 |
| National Review | 1.0% | 2 | 196 |
| The Daily Wire | 0.2% | 2 | 853 |
| Newsmax | 0.3% | 1 | 391 |
| Fox News | <0.1% | 1 | 2433 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that mention Social Security, Sep 27 to Oct 26, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning5 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased1 of 8 sources
- 0.1%
- Right-leaning11 of 15 sources
- 0.4%
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index +2.4: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that mention Social Security. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
3 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Lean index per day
Related keywords
Keywords that appear in the same articles as Social Security, Sep 27 to Oct 26: the share of its articles that also mention them, with the number of shared articles.
The search icon lists the articles that mention both.
Example articles
The article that features Social Security most, per source.
- The New York TimesHow American Retirees at Different Incomes Rely on Social Security
- NBC NewsA looming Social Security debate: From the Politics Desk
- AxiosSocial Security recipients will see rise in monthly payments next year
- NPRSocial Security benefits to get a boost. And, Hasan Piker defends his rhetoric
- PoliticoIowa’s Ashley Hinson slams the savings habits of millennials
- The HillThe next Senate class will decide Social Security's fate. Can they meet halfway to save it?
- NewsNationHow much could a Medicare hike trim retirees' Social Security raise?
- CBS NewsWhy you just got a $90 Social Security check — and who missed out
- Washington ExaminerThird round of October Social Security payments goes out in three days
- The Washington TimesLast regular Social Security payment of October lands Wednesday
- ReasonSocial Security Is Running Out of Money. Benefits Are Rising 3.6% Next Year Anyway.
- Fox BusinessSenator warns ‘clock is ticking’ as Social Security funds run dry
- New York PostSocial Security COLA for 2027 set for another bump — with a major caveat
- National ReviewSocial Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment Will Soon Become a Cost-of-Insolvency Adjustment
- The Daily WireWhat If Fixing Social Security Isn’t Political Suicide?
- NewsmaxRasmussen: 88% Say Social Security Decisive in Midterms
- Fox NewsPentagon data breach exposes records of over 3M people
All articles
Every article that mentions Social Security, Sep 27 to Oct 26. Relevance says how central it is to the article; ● marks a mention in the title. Combine with another keyword, text or sources.