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169 prompts across 5 engines: 1,859 answers analysed this week. Week 42 · 12–18 October 2026. Current affairs and social argument: news coverage, political commentary, law, crime, activism, investigative work. Flag this category for brand safety review as well as discovery.

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Top 25

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#WkCreatorScoreEngines12 wkMost cited

1 L LegalEagle4.0M followers 32 youtube.com/@LegalEaglecited 2× when named 2 JH Johnny Harris8.0M followers 31 instagram.com/johnny.harriscited 1× when named 3 4 RH Rick Hasen80k followers 28 law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/richa…cited 2× when named 4 LL Leah Litmanwith Kate Shaw, Melissa Murray 27 crooked.com/podcast-series/strict-scrutinycited 1× when named 5 2 NS Nate Silver3k followers 27 linktr.ee/natesilvercited 1× when named 6 1 WP Working PeoplePodcast 27 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-peopl…cited 1× when named 7 1 C CaspianReport1.9M followers 26 youtube.com/@CaspianReportcited 2× when named 8 3 TV Tommy Vietorwith Ben Rhodes 24 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-the-…cited 1× when named 9 1 IB Ian Bremmer3k followers 24 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world-w…cited 1× when named 10 5 54 5-4with Rhiannon Hamam 23 fivefourpod.comcited 2× when named 11 2 KH Katharine Hayhoe31k followers 21 reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/e5pqwgcited 2× when named 12 NEW TD The DigPodcast 21 No link attachednamed 37× · cited 0.0% 13 3 GE G. Elliott Morris120k followers 21 gelliottmorris.com/aboutcited 1× when named 14 1 DR David RobertsPodcast 21 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/volts/id15485…cited 1× when named 15 NEW EH Ear HustlePodcast 20 No link attachednamed 31× · cited 0.0% 16 4 KR Kendall Rae4.0M followers 20 instagram.com/kendallraeonytcited 1× when named 17 3 BS Bailey Sarian8.0M followers 20 @baileysarian · YouTubepointed at 5× when named 18 DA Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson147k followers 20 instagram.com/ayanaelizacited 2× when named 19 3 MS Matt Stoller164k followers 19 instagram.com/matthewstollercited 1× when named 20 19 ME Marc Elias839k followers 19 democracydocket.com/defendingdemocracycited 1× when named 21 7 CT Climate Town719k followers 19 youtube.com/@ClimateTowncited 2× when named 22 23 TC That Chapter2.3M followers 19 watchpreviously.com/podcast/that-chaptercited 1× when named 23 14 JD Josie Duffy Ricenamed in 28 answers 19 No link attachednamed 28× · cited 7.1% 24 42 AW Amy Westerveltnamed in 24 answers 18 drilled.mediacited 1× when named 25 1 MC Mike Caulfield@mikecaulfieldf1 17 clark.libguides.com/evaluating-information/…cited 1× when named

Joint No. 1 this week: LegalEagle, Johnny Harris — the leader held No. 1 in fewer than 85% of resampled weeks

Also named by AI

Organisations, publications and institutions AI names alongside the News, Politics & Society creators. They are listed apart and not ranked.

Brennan Center for Justice Council on Foreign Relations Bellingcat ACLU Labor Notes Strict Scrutiny Campaign Legal Center ProPublica More Perfect Union CSIS

Sub-category lists

A Top 10 where a sub-category has six or more topics, a Top 5 at four or five, and a list only when it holds steady when the questions are resampled.

News & Current Affairs

1Johnny Harris42

2CaspianReport37

No list this week5 topics

Politics & Commentary

Held back this week: the list did not hold steady enough to publish.

No list this week3 topics

Crime & Legal

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week4 topics

Social Issues & Activism

Held back this week: the list did not hold steady enough to publish.

Engine coverage

How many of the top 25 each engine names in News, Politics & Society, and how strongly

ChatGPT 25

Gemini 25

Claude 24

Grok 24

Perplexity 16

Not namedNamed first 75%+No answers from the engine

Topic leaders

The creators AI names most for each of the 17 topics of the category, most-asked first

campaign finance reform110 answers Rick Hasen 24.5% · Bradley A. Smith 16.4% · Lawrence Lessig 15.5%

climate policy and activism110 answers Katharine Hayhoe 30.9% · David Roberts 29.1% · Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 24.5%

criminal justice reform110 answers Ear Hustle 28.2% · Josie Duffy Rice 24.5% · Earlonne Woods 16.4%

election polling analysis110 answers Nate Silver 47.3% · G. Elliott Morris 30.9% · Galen Druke 18.2%

foreign policy and diplomacy110 answers Tommy Vietor 24.5% · CaspianReport 20.9% · Ian Bremmer 16.4%

grassroots organizing strategies110 answers Kelly Hayes 18.2% · Working People 15.5% · The Dig 15.5%

gun policy debates110 answers The Reload 19.1% · Stephen Gutowski 19.1% · Colion Noir 19.1%

immigration policy debates110 answers Mark Krikorian 14.5% · Dara Lind 11.8% · Some More News 9.1%

international relations analysis110 answers CaspianReport 25.5% · Johnny Harris 21.8% · Ian Bremmer 22.7%

labor unions and workers rights110 answers Working People 31.8% · The Dig 17.3% · Kim Kelly 15.5%

local government accountability110 answers City Beautiful 12.7% · Not Just Bikes 10.9% · City Bureau 9.1%

misinformation and media literacy110 answers Mike Caulfield 20.0% · Claire Wardle 17.3% · Abbie Richards 12.7%

supreme court rulings110 answers Leah Litman 33.6% · LegalEagle 22.7% · Amy Howe 15.5%

tech regulation and antitrust110 answers Matt Stoller 26.4% · LegalEagle 16.4% · Kara Swisher 15.5%

true crime documentaries110 answers Kendall Rae 29.1% · Bailey Sarian 25.5% · That Chapter 24.5%

voting rights issues110 answers Rick Hasen 25.5% · Marc Elias 25.5% · Fair Fight 12.7%

investigative journalism techniques99 answers Johnny Harris 19.2% · Ronan Farrow 11.1% · Forensic Architecture 10.1%

Share of the topic's answers that name the creator.