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Power Outages Across Indiana After Storm

3 articles from 3 outlets First seen: August 20, 2026
1 left · 1 center · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: PBS NewsHour

The Pure Report account · 3 sources · as of Aug 21, 12:46 UTC Contested

Tens of thousands of residents in Indiana are without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed in Indiana. The situation has persisted for over a week since the storm occurred on August 11.

What we know

  • Tens of thousands of residents in Indiana are without power.
    receipt “Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines.” — verbatim from NPR · article
  • Schools remain closed in Indiana.
    receipt “In Gary, Indiana, schools remained closed after the deadly Aug. 11 storm downed trees and power lines.” — verbatim from apnews.com · article

Sources disagree

Number of people without power
Tens of thousands
NPR
More than 70,000
PBS NewsHour

How each side framed it · in their own words

Left
No editorialized framing survived our verification in the left-leaning coverage we ingested (1 outlet, 1 article) — it reported the story straight.
Center
residents frustrated with response
“Local officials are scrambling to restore electricity as frustrated residents accuse them of not doing enough.”
PBS NewsHour

Framing spectrum · 3 outlets

wirepublicmainstream flavoredpartisanadvocacy
Range 4–33 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 22/100 Lean: 1 left · 1 center · 0 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): PBS NewsHour, Aug 20, 22:50 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Left 1 1 NPR
Center 1 1 apnews.com
Unclassified 1 1 PBS NewsHour
Report-by-report timeline · 3

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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