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Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews states opposition to biological men in women’s sports

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Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate nominee in South Carolina, has said she opposes biological men playing in women’s sports, including in a direct-to-camera statement that The Washington Post describes as an ad. The Post reports the ad came days after President Trump called her an anti-transgender slur. The Guardian describes the statement as a response to Republican attacks that have made transgender athletes an issue in the race. Fox News reports that Republicans say Andrews is flip-flopping and point to her 2022 comments. Whether Andrews has changed her position is disputed.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Annie Andrews is the Democratic Senate nominee in South Carolina.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post, The Guardian
    Far Right
    Fox News, RedState

  2. Andrews has said she opposes biological men playing in women’s sports.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post, The Guardian
    Far Right
    Fox News, RedState

  3. The president reportedly called Andrews an anti-transgender slur days before her statement.

    One outletThe Washington Post· Left

  4. Republicans have repeatedly made transgender athletes in women’s sports an issue in the race.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. Republicans say Andrews is flip-flopping and point to her 2022 comments on the issue.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Andrews has changed her position on transgender athletes.

    Fox News and RedState describe a reversal and say Republicans call it flip-flopping. The Washington Post and The Guardian describe her statement as opposition to the issue being used against her, without describing a change in position.

  • Democrats as a whole are changing their stance on transgender issues.

    The Fox News headline and RedState frame the change as party-wide. The supplied left-side coverage describes only Andrews’s statement and does not describe a party-wide shift.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    2 outlets

    Both left-side outlets lead with Andrews’s own statement, with The Washington Post headlining Trump’s slur and The Guardian framing the statement as a response to Republican attacks.

    Democratic Senate candidate responds to Loaded modifier“anti-trans attacks”The label pre-judges the Republican criticism as hostile to transgender people, which the headline asserts rather than reports.More neutral: criticism of transgender athletesDisagree with this highlight? pushed by Republicans
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet · 1 opinion

    Fox News frames the story as Democrats changing their transgender message while Republicans say it is flip-flopping, and RedState, which like Fox is Far Right, goes further with a U-turn headline and a claim that Democrats are abandoning these positions.

    Dem scrambles to change tune on trans athletes as Trump targets past record: ‘Annie Trannie’
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    anti-trans attacks

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right4

    socialist fellow travelersclung so tightlyU-TurnMen in Women's Sports

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    anti-trans attacksMore neutral: criticism of transgender athletes

    The label pre-judges the Republican criticism as hostile to transgender people, which the headline asserts rather than reports.

    Democratic Senate candidate responds to anti-trans attacks pushed by Republicans

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    socialist fellow travelersMore neutral: Democrats and their allies

    The writer labels Democrats as socialists in his own voice, which pre-judges them rather than describing their positions.

    …has been a trifle baffling, for the last few years, how Democrats and their socialist fellow travelers have clung so tightly to the issue of men competing in women's sports.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    clung so tightlyMore neutral: held firmly to

    The verb implies stubbornness and judges the party’s position rather than describing it.

    …for the last few years, how Democrats and their socialist fellow travelers have clung so tightly to the issue of men competing in women's sports.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    U-TurnMore neutral: change position on

    The headline presents a contested reversal of position as settled fact.

    Watch Democrats Take a U-Turn on Men in Women's Sports

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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  • Partisan shorthand

    Men in Women's SportsMore neutral: transgender athletes in women's sports or name the procedure

    Opponents' framing of transgender identity and participation; describe the policy.

    Watch Democrats Take a U-Turn on Men in Women's Sports

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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  • Partisan shorthand

    Quoted

    men in women’s sportsMore neutral: transgender athletes in women's sports or name the procedure

    Opponents' framing of transgender identity and participation; describe the policy.

    Democrat called slur by Trump airs ad urging ‘No men in women’s sports’

    Quoted byThe Washington Post (Left)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

  • Loaded verb

    Quoted

    flip-floppingMore neutral: changing positions

    The word judges a change in position as inconsistency, though it is attributed to Republicans.

    Republicans say they’re just flip-flopping

    Quoted byFox News (Far Right)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s anti-transgender slur
  • response to Republican attacks
  • restrained tone of the statement

Leaves out

  • Republicans’ claim that Andrews has flip-flopped
  • her 2022 comments cited by Republicans

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeft

    Democratic Senate candidate responds to Loaded modifier“anti-trans attacks”The label pre-judges the Republican criticism as hostile to transgender people, which the headline asserts rather than reports.More neutral: criticism of transgender athletesDisagree with this highlight? pushed by Republicans

    Dr Annie Andrews voices opposition to ‘biological men ... in women’s sports’ in response to Republican attacks Dr Annie Andrews , a Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina, has responded to persistent efforts by Republicans to make trans athletes in women’s sports a wedge …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington PostLeft

    Democrat called slur by Trump airs ad urging ‘No Partisan shorthand“men in women’s sports”Opponents' framing of transgender identity and participation; describe the policy.More neutral: transgender athletes in women's sports, name the procedure, gender dysphoriaThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?’

    Senate candidate Annie Andrews, a Senate candidate in South Carolina, released a transgender issues ad days after the president called her an anti-transgender slur.

    Read at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • flip-flopping accusation
  • her 2022 comments
  • midterm stakes
  • too little, too late

Leaves out

  • Trump calling Andrews an anti-transgender slur
  • the Guardian’s account of the statement as a response to Republican attacks

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

See the 2 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Dem scrambles to change tune on trans athletes as Trump targets past record: ‘Annie Trannie’

    South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Annie Andrews claims she was misrepresented on transgender sports after Trump dubbed her "Annie Trannie."

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
    1 more from Fox News
  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    Watch Democrats Take a Loaded verb“U-Turn”The headline presents a contested reversal of position as settled fact.More neutral: change position onDisagree with this highlight? on Partisan shorthand“Men in Women's Sports”Opponents' framing of transgender identity and participation; describe the policy.More neutral: transgender athletes in women's sports, name the procedure, gender dysphoriaDisagree with this highlight?

    It has been a trifle baffling, for the last few years, how Democrats and their Loaded modifier“socialist fellow travelers”The writer labels Democrats as socialists in his own voice, which pre-judges them rather than describing their positions.More neutral: Democrats and their alliesDisagree with this highlight? have Loaded verb“clung so tightly”The verb implies stubbornness and judges the party’s position rather than describing it.More neutral: held firmly toDisagree with this highlight? to the issue of men competing in women's sports. It's even more baffling how they have clung to the notion of transgender treatments for minors. …

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Washington Post, Oct 8, 12:00 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    21 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 9, 9:58 AM EDT

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  1. The Washington PostLeftOct 8, 12:00 PM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 9, 9:50 AM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightOct 9, 9:58 AM EDT

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