welcome
PBS

PBS

US Politics

US Politics

Pentagon watchdog investigates if Hegseth's staff were told to delete Signal messages

PBS
Summary
Nutrition label

76% Informative

The inspector general’s request focuses on how information about the March 15 airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen was shared on the messaging app.

This comes as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to testify before Congress next week for the first time since his confirmation hearing.

VR Score

78

Informative language

77

Neutral language

63

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links