PoliticsDeveloping
Drag performer demands removal of NRCC ad about Jamie Ager’s farm festival
By Mantle News
Coverage spectrum
Covered by 3 outlets, all right-leaning.
3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
Breitbart News, Townhall and The Daily Wire report that the National Republican Congressional Committee is running a television ad about a May 2019 family festival at the farm of Democrat Jamie Ager, a candidate for North Carolina’s 11th District. The ad cites a 2019 event featuring the Beer City Sisters, a drag group. According to Breitbart News, one performer has sent a cease-and-desist demand over the ad, and Blue Ridge Pride has asked for its removal. The Daily Wire says the ad uses AI-generated footage of Ager dancing with drag performers and that Republican candidate Jennifer Balkcom approved it. The outlets say a $5,000 contribution from Ager to Blue Ridge Pride appears in his campaign finance filing.
Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. How this works
What happened
Key points
Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is running a television ad targeting Democrat Jamie Ager over a May 2019 family festival at his family’s farm.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Townhall, The Daily Wire
The ad features footage of Ager dancing with drag performers, which The Daily Wire says is AI-generated.
One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right
Jennifer Balkcom, the Republican candidate in the race, approved the ad.
One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right
A drag performer, Sister Domina Trix, has sent a cease-and-desist demand over the ad.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, The Daily Wire
Blue Ridge Pride has demanded that the ad be removed.
One outletBreitbart News· Far Right
Ager’s campaign finance filing discloses a $5,000 contribution to Blue Ridge Pride.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Townhall
How each side tells it
Compare views
All three right-side outlets, Breitbart News, Townhall and The Daily Wire, report that the NRCC ad drew legal threats and removal demands from drag performers, and they frame those objections as complaints against Republicans.
the left
No coverage yet
No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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
3 outlets
Headlines cast the drag performers as the complaining party, using words like come after and whine, and center on the ad’s links to Democrat Jamie Ager and his farm’s 2019 festival.
Drag Queen ‘Nuns’ Loaded verb“Whine”Whine presents the performers’ objection as a childish complaint rather than describing a legal threat.More neutral: object toDisagree with this highlight? Over GOP’s New Midterm Ad
The Daily WireFar RightAll right-leaning headlines
The words they chose
Language to notice
Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.
Left
Has not covered this story.
Center
Has not covered this story.
Right4
Sister DominatrixCome After GOPvulgar troupeWhine
In the outlets’ own words
Sensational language
Sister DominatrixMore neutral: Sister Domina Trix
The excerpt renames a performer from Sister Domina Trix to a sexual term, mocking a name tied to drag identity.
…Bedd." Democrat Jamie Ager (NC-11) hosted the drag queen barn dance featuring Sister Dominatrix and Sister Helen Holy in his barn with kids.
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
Loaded verb
Come After GOPMore neutral: respond to
Come after suggests the performers are attacking the party, whereas the coverage reports an objection to an ad.
NC-11 Drag Queens Come After GOP After Ad Shows Jamie Ager Hosted Event With 'Beer City Sisters'
Used byTownhall (Far Right)
Loaded modifier
vulgar troupeMore neutral: drag troupe
Vulgar is a judgement about the performers’ troupe that the coverage does not establish with evidence.
…a Democrat congressional candidate whose business hosted an event that promoted a vulgar troupe of drag “nuns.” The controversy began after the National Republican Congressional…
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
Loaded verb
WhineMore neutral: object to
Whine presents the performers’ objection as a childish complaint rather than describing a legal threat.
Drag Queen ‘Nuns’ Whine Over GOP’s New Midterm Ad
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
See for yourself
Side by side
What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.
From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
3 outletsLeads with
- drag performers’ legal threats and demands
- AI-generated footage in the NRCC ad
- Jamie Ager’s 2019 farm festival
- Ager’s $5,000 donation to Blue Ridge Pride
See the 3 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
- The Daily WireFar Right
Drag Queen ‘Nuns’ Loaded verb“Whine”Whine presents the performers’ objection as a childish complaint rather than describing a legal threat.More neutral: object toDisagree with this highlight? Over GOP’s New Midterm Ad
North Carolina drag queens are threatening legal action over an AI-generated ad targeting a Democrat congressional candidate whose business hosted an event that promoted a Loaded modifier“vulgar troupe”Vulgar is a judgement about the performers’ troupe that the coverage does not establish with evidence.More neutral: drag troupeDisagree with this highlight? of drag “nuns. …
- TownhallFar Right
NC-11 Drag Queens Loaded verb“Come After GOP”Come after suggests the performers are attacking the party, whereas the coverage reports an objection to an ad.More neutral: respond toDisagree with this highlight? After Ad Shows Jamie Ager Hosted Event With 'Beer City Sisters'
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dropped a new ad targeting Democrat Jamie Ager, who is running for the House in North Carolina's 11th District. …
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Drag ‘Nun’ Sister Domina Trix Threatens Legal Action over AI Ad Linking Performer to Family-Friendly Festival at NC Dem Jamie Ager’s Farm
An ad highlighting drag queens at a 2019 family-friendly festival at North Carolina Democrat Jamie Ager's farm sparks backlash from LGBTQ activists.
Articles you open from here build My Mix, a private picture of how your reading spreads across the spectrum, kept on this device. What is My Mix?
The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.
Who reported it when
How the coverage built up
Left
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
First to report
Breitbart News, Oct 26, 7:13 PM EDT
See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 26, 7:13 PM EDT
- TownhallFar RightOct 27, 10:15 AM EDT
- The Daily WireFar RightOct 27, 10:26 AM EDT
Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.
Read next
17 outlets
More on Politics
PoliticsDeveloping
Trump says he will accept midterm results if the elections are “honest”
8 outlets
Next in today’s stories
WorldDeveloping
Brazil court orders defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender passports
30 outlets
Next in today’s stories
PoliticsBreaking
Israelis vote in first national election since October 7 attacks
29 outlets
A story one side mostly skipped
Immigration & BorderDeveloping
Deported Texas man says Ghana sent him to Mali; DHS releases uncut 60 Minutes footage
13 outletsQuiet in the center