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Mailers Offering Resources to Transgender Students Arrive at Texas Homes

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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Mailers and flyers addressed to students and households have arrived at homes in Texas ahead of the midterm elections. The materials name the Texas Transgender Student Union, according to The New Republic and TheBlaze. The New York Times reports the messages are tied to a group set up last month in Wyoming. The New Republic calls the group made up. TheBlaze reports that the group denies sending the guide. Who sent the mailers is not established in the supplied coverage.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Mailers and flyers addressed to students and households have arrived at homes in Texas ahead of the midterm elections.

    Across the spectrumReported byFar Left1Left1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Left
    The New York Times
    Far Right
    The Daily Signal, The Daily Wire, TheBlaze

  2. The materials advise minors on finding a safe adult, leaving unsupportive families, and obtaining hormones, surgery or out-of-state medical care.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Far Right
    The Daily Signal, The Daily Wire, TheBlaze

  3. The materials name the Texas Transgender Student Union.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  4. The New York Times reports the messages are tied to a group set up last month in Wyoming.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  5. The group has denied sending the guide, according to TheBlaze.

    One outletTheBlaze· Far Right

  6. The New Republic calls the group a made-up organization.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The Texas Transgender Student Union is behind the mailers.

    The New York Times ties the messages to a group set up last month in Wyoming. TheBlaze reports the group denies sending the guide and removed its website. The New Republic calls the group made up.

How each side tells it

Compare views

All sides report that mailers addressed to students have reached Texas homes and that who sent them is disputed. The left stresses the mystery and calls the named group made up, while the right focuses on advice to minors to defy parents and on the group’s denial of sending the guide.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Headlines and descriptions focus on the mystery of who sent the mailers, with The New Republic calling the named group made up and tying the pamphlets to right-wing hysteria over gender-affirming care.

    Mystery Flyers Sensational language“Sow Mass Confusion”Presents the effect on voters as a dramatic outcome that the coverage does not show.More neutral: Cause ConfusionDisagree with this highlight? Ahead of Texas Election
    The New RepublicFar LeftAll 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

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Headlines center on the pamphlet’s advice to minors, which the Daily Wire calls disturbing, and on the group’s denial of sending it; the TheBlaze opinion headline treats the website removal as suspicious.

    SEE IT: Parents Discover Sensational language“Disturbing”The adjective judges the advice before readers have seen it.More neutral: AdviceDisagree with this highlight? Advice Inside Transgender Pamphlet Sent To Kids
    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.

  • Left4

    right-wing hysteriaSow Mass Confusionpurporting to offer helpMysteriously Appear

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right5

    shockeddefy their familieslife-altering gender proceduresDisturbing

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    shockedMore neutral: found

    Describes voters’ reaction in the outlet’s own voice as shock, which the article does not show.

    Texas voters were shocked in recent days to discover pamphlets in the mail guiding students on how to defy…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    defy their familiesMore neutral: go against their parents’ wishes

    Describes minors acting against parents with a word of defiance that presumes the guidance is improper.

    …in recent days to discover pamphlets in the mail guiding students on how to defy their families and receive life-altering gender procedures.

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    life-altering gender proceduresMore neutral: gender-affirming care

    Adds a characterization of the medical care in the outlet’s own voice.

    …in the mail guiding students on how to defy their families and receive life-altering gender procedures.

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    DisturbingMore neutral: Advice

    The adjective judges the advice before readers have seen it.

    SEE IT: Parents Discover Disturbing Advice Inside Transgender Pamphlet Sent To Kids

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    right-wing hysteriaMore neutral: concerns about gender-affirming care for minors

    Labels the opposing view as hysteria in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing its arguments.

    The pamphlets seem to be leaning into right-wing hysteria over gender-affirming care for minors.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Sow Mass ConfusionMore neutral: Cause Confusion

    Presents the effect on voters as a dramatic outcome that the coverage does not show.

    Mystery Flyers Sow Mass Confusion Ahead of Texas Election

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    wipe its websiteMore neutral: removed content from its website

    The word implies deliberate destruction of material before any finding of intent, which the coverage does not establish.

    Pro-trans group denies sending kids guide to hormones and surgery — so why did it wipe its website?

    Used byTheBlaze (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    purporting to offer helpMore neutral: offering help

    The word casts doubt on the messages’ purpose before the facts about who sent them are established.

    The messages purporting to offer help for transgender students are tied to a group set up last month in Wyoming.

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

  • Sensational language

    Mysteriously AppearMore neutral: Appear

    The word adds an air of intrigue beyond the reported facts, which establish only that the origin of the mailers is unknown.

    Mailers About Transgender Students Mysteriously Appear at Texas Homes

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

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Side by side

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

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • mysterious origin of the mailers
  • group described as made up
  • confusion before the Texas midterms
  • link to right-wing hysteria over gender-affirming care
See the 4 headlines from the leftHide the headlines
  • MeidasTouchFar Left

    Republicans Circulating Fake Trans Brochure to Stir Up Outrage in Texas

    The trans support organization named in the brochure has denied they had anything to do with a campaign to mass mail information on gender surgery to Texas youth

    Read at MeidasTouch (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Trans Resource Letters Sent To Families Spark Confusion In Texas

    The organization that sent the letters was reportedly established in Wyoming last month.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    Mailers About Transgender Students Sensational language“Mysteriously Appear”The word adds an air of intrigue beyond the reported facts, which establish only that the origin of the mailers is unknown.More neutral: AppearDisagree with this highlight? at Texas Homes

    The messages Loaded verb“purporting to offer help”The word casts doubt on the messages’ purpose before the facts about who sent them are established.More neutral: offering helpDisagree with this highlight? for transgender students are tied to a group set up last month in Wyoming.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Mystery Flyers Sensational language“Sow Mass Confusion”Presents the effect on voters as a dramatic outcome that the coverage does not show.More neutral: Cause ConfusionDisagree with this highlight? Ahead of Texas Election

    Suspicious mailers from a nonexistent trans rights group are showing up in voters’ mailboxes in Texas ahead of the midterms. Some residents have received pamphlets and fliers from the “Texas Transgender Student Union,” a made-up organization, advising them on how to emancipate …

    Read at The New Republic (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

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • advice to minors to defy parents
  • hormones and surgery
  • the group’s denial of sending the guide
  • removal of the group’s website
See the 3 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
  • The Daily WireFar Right

    SEE IT: Parents Discover Sensational language“Disturbing”The adjective judges the advice before readers have seen it.More neutral: AdviceDisagree with this highlight? Advice Inside Transgender Pamphlet Sent To Kids

    Texas voters were Sensational language“shocked”Describes voters’ reaction in the outlet’s own voice as shock, which the article does not show.More neutral: foundDisagree with this highlight? in recent days to discover pamphlets in the mail guiding students on how to defy their families and receive life-altering gender procedures. …

    Read at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily SignalFar Right

    Mystery: Who’s Sending Transgender Guides to Texans?

    An LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide flyer has been sent to Texas families to give tips to minors who are questioning their sexuality while their families are not supportive. …

    Read at The Daily Signal (opens in a new tab)
  • TheBlazeFar RightOpinion

    Pro-trans group denies sending kids guide to hormones and surgery — so why did it Loaded verb“wipe its website”The word implies deliberate destruction of material before any finding of intent, which the coverage does not establish.More neutral: removed content from its websiteDisagree with this highlight??

    BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales is demanding answers after receiving a mailer addressed to the “students” in her household that she says offers transgender and questioning minors resources for navigating unsupportive parents, accessing hormones and surgeries, and even leaving their …

    Read at TheBlaze (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    21 hr 35 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 3:15 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    The Daily Signal, Oct 19, 5:40 PM EDT

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  1. The Daily SignalFar RightOct 19, 5:40 PM EDT
  2. The Daily WireFar RightOct 20, 8:38 AM EDT
  3. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 20, 3:15 PM EDT
  4. The New York TimesLeftOct 20, 5:14 PM EDT
  5. HuffPostFar LeftOct 20, 6:55 PM EDT
  6. MeidasTouchFar LeftOct 21, 7:01 AM EDT

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