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Query
How they overlap
Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on Strait of Hormuz that mention oil.
32.0% of the 25 articles on Strait of Hormuz also mention oil, as do 15.1% of the 53 articles on oil.
- Left-leaning2 of 7 articles
- 28.6%
- Least biased2 of 5 articles
- 40.0%
- Right-leaning4 of 13 articles
- 30.8%
Who picked it up when
CNBC mentioned it first (Oct 21, 2026, 1:27 AM EDT). Right-leaning outlets followed 7 hours later, least biased outlets 31 hours later.
One row per source with a matching article, 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.
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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Results
8 articles mention Strait of Hormuz and oil in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semafor | Oil spill closes beaches across northern UAESemafor While not the first spill since the war began, it underscores the escalating danger around the Strait of Hormuz, and at a fragile time for UAE tourism. | 0.70 | |
| PBS NewsHour | Iran says 7 oil tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East newsPBS NewsHour Iran's state television reported that seven oil tankers either caught fire or were damaged by mines overnight Wednesday into Thursday after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. | 0.60● | |
| The Hill | Iran: 7 ships hit in the Strait of HormuzThe Hill Iran said on Thursday its navy hit seven oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to exacerbate regional tensions and the global energy crisis that is driving inflation. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) navy claimed, in a statement, to have hit 4 tankers that were transferring oil. The other 3 ships hit... | 0.65 | |
| The Washington Times | 7 oil tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state television saysThe Washington Times Iran's state television reported on Thursday that seven oil tankers were either struck by attacks or hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, possibly the largest single-day number of vessels damaged in the waterway since the Iran war started on Feb. 28. | 0.70● | |
| Newsmax | Iran Says 7 Oil Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Fears Grow of Return to WarNewsmax Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war. | 0.68● | |
| Breitbart | Oil Flows Return to Pre-War Levels Despite Iran’s Resurgent Hormuz TerrorismBreitbart Data released by maritime tracking agency Kpler on Wednesday showed that oil exports have reached, and even surpassed, pre-war levels despite resurgent terror attacks by Iran on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The post Oil Flows Return to Pre-War Levels Despite Iran’s Resurgent Hormuz Terrorism appeared first on Breitbart . | 0.70● | |
| Newsmax | Gulf Oil Exports Top Prewar Levels Despite Iran AttacksNewsmax Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels as a makeshift shipping network operating under U.S. protection helps tankers navigate escalating Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to new reports. | 0.65 | |
| CNBC | Oil prices climb as traders assess Middle East developmentsCNBC Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that naval mines had prevented three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. | 0.70 |
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Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for Strait of Hormuz and that keyword instead of oil, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| CNBC | 0.3% | 1 | 320 |
| PBS NewsHour | 0.6% | 1 | 159 |
| Semafor | 0.6% | 1 | 166 |
| The Hill | 0.3% | 1 | 404 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 374 |
| Newsmax | 0.7% | 2 | 293 |
| Breitbart | 0.3% | 1 | 404 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, 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-leaning2 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
- Least biased2 of 8 sources
- 0.1%
- Right-leaning3 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index +2.3: 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 match the query. 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.
2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.