Possible blindspot · U.S. · Crime & justice · 6 outlets (L 0 · C 1 · R 5)
DOJ launches Operation Ghostbusters against student aid fraud
The Department of Justice announced 'Operation Ghostbusters,' a crackdown on a student aid fraud scheme involving fake students, at a media briefing Thursday.[1, 3, 4] Yahoo News reported the scheme has funneled stolen federal student aid dollars into offshore accounts since at least 2021 and has taken hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers.[1]
Conservative Review and Blaze Media reported the scam involved a Kenyan community, with stolen taxpayer money sent back to Kenya, and put the amount in the tens of millions.[2, 3] Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald explained the operation's details at the briefing, saying, 'If you steal American identities, if you steal taxpayer dollars, if you exploit programs meant to help students build their future, we are…'[3]
Covered by Yahoo News, Fox News, New York Post and 3 more
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Where accounts differ (1)
- Earlier and later reportsYahoo News reported the scheme bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers, while Conservative Review and Blaze Media reported tens of millions of taxpayer dollars stolen.[1, 2, 3]
- Yahoo News · Center · Oct 29, 12:42 p.m. ET 'Operation Ghostbusters': DOJ unveils crackdown on student aid fraud scheme
The Department of Justice announced a sprawling operation seeking to end an elaborate student aid fraud scheme that authorities say has bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers. The effort, dubbed…
- Conservative Review · Right · Oct 29, 4:15 p.m. ET 'This stops now': Feds bust massive 'ghost students' scam in Kenyan community
"Operation Ghostbusters" is nabbing scammers stealing tens of millions of taxpayer cash — and sending it back to Kenya. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald explained the details of "Operation Ghostbusters" in a…
- Yahoo News · Center · Oct 29, 12:42 p.m. ET 'Operation Ghostbusters': DOJ unveils crackdown on student aid fraud scheme
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 6 rated outlets that covered it, 0 are left of center, 1 is center and 5 are right of center (4 of them in the Right group).
Why it's here Covered by 6 outlets: 0 left, 1 center, 5 right. A possible blindspot: 0 of 42 left-leaning outlets covered it, and Tare found no matching headline from the others in the last 24 hours.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: none.
- Center: Yahoo News (+0.07).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: Fox News (+1.52), Blaze Media (+1.71), Townhall (+2.01), Conservative Review (+2.76).
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- Left-leaning No left-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.
- Center 'Operation Ghostbusters': DOJ unveils crackdown on student aid fraud scheme
- Right-leaning 'This stops now': Feds bust massive 'ghost students' scam in Kenyan community