👤 Fred Backus

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-09-18 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
28
199 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,704
characters
Writes for CBS News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
86%
Technology
14%
Most-tagged topics
DemocratsRepublicansCBS NewsHouseAmericansDemocraticRepublicanChina

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.13 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-04 · CBS News · Politics
CBS News exit polls show how Democrats won in the midterms
40 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-11-03 · CBS News · Politics
See CBS News exit poll results for the 2026 midterm elections
40 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-18 · CBS News · Politics
CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-up
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · CBS News · Politics
CBS News poll finds voters split on state v. national focus in Maine Senate race
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-23 · CBS News · Politics
Americans have range of views on timing, circumstances of legal abortions
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-23 · CBS News · Politics
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Democrats hold edge in bid for House control
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-18 · CBS News
Will AI Harm Humans? Poll finds Americans want to slow development but not stop
🔮 Like any powerful new technology, Americans understand that AI could be used for good or bad. assertive
2026-09-23 · CBS News
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Democrats hold edge in bid for House control
🔮 Mr. Trump is so much on voters' minds that if this view holds at these levels through Election Day, it would surpass This is also an election set against a wide backdrop of uncertainty on many fronts: The economy, inflation, conflict overseas, and even AI's impact. assertive
2026-09-23 · CBS News
Americans have range of views on timing, circumstances of legal abortions
🔮 Of those who think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, most would nevertheless set restrictions on when during a pregnancy an abortion should take place. assertive
2026-10-02 · CBS News
CBS News poll finds voters split on state v. national focus in Maine Senate race
🔮 Collins is drawing enough voters and enough of Maine's Democrats, while she is bolstered by those who say they're voting more on state matters than national ones, to keep the race at a tie. And she has an edge on who would bring back more federal funds to Maine. assertive
2026-10-18 · CBS News
CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-up
🔮 If more Republicans decide to vote, it could certainly change. assertive
2026-11-03 · CBS News
See CBS News exit poll results for the 2026 midterm elections
🔮 Note: Results will continue to update throughout the night. assertive
2026-11-04 · CBS News
CBS News exit polls show how Democrats won in the midterms
🔮 Poll percentages may have updated since this was published. assertive
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