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Podcast hosts Welch and Sullivan laughed at post about digging up Charlie Kirk

What’s new: Welch and Sullivan apologized on Saturday for laughing at the post, Fox News reports.

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Fox News, Breitbart News, the Daily Mail, RedState, The Western Journal and Hot Air report that podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan of I’ve Had It laughed during a Thursday, November 5 episode as Welch read a social media post saying “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” Breitbart reports that the hosts laughed for more than 20 seconds and then said “No comment,” and that Welch claimed Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, was a MAGA supporter. Fox News reports that the hosts apologized on Saturday. RedState, The Western Journal and Hot Air are opinion pieces.

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  1. Welch and Sullivan laughed during a November 5 episode of I’ve Had It as a post about digging up Charlie Kirk was read.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Breitbart News, Fox News

  2. The post read on the episode said “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.”

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Daily Mail
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    Breitbart News

  3. Welch claimed Kirk’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, was a MAGA supporter.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

  4. Welch and Sullivan apologized on Saturday for laughing during the episode.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Every right-side outlet reports that Welch and Sullivan laughed at a post about digging up Charlie Kirk, and Fox News reports an apology. Right-side coverage frames the episode as mockery and outrage, and its opinion pieces go further than the news reports.

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    3 outlets · 3 opinion

    Headlines cast the episode as mockery or outrage: the Daily Mail reports a joke and gloating, while Far Right outlets use “Erupt in Laughter”, “Twisted” and “Evil”, and Fox leads with the apology.

    Dem Podcast Hosts Loaded verb“Erupt in Laughter”Dramatizes a laugh of more than 20 seconds as an eruption.More neutral: Laugh atDisagree with this highlight? over Post About Digging Up Charlie Kirk’s Body, 'Doing It Again'
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Erupt in Laughtergloatedthe absolute worstunhinged

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  • Loaded verb

    Erupt in LaughterMore neutral: Laugh at

    Dramatizes a laugh of more than 20 seconds as an eruption.

    Dem Podcast Hosts Erupt in Laughter over Post About Digging Up Charlie Kirk’s Body, 'Doing It Again'

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    gloatedMore neutral: celebrated

    Attributes a motive and an attitude to the hosts that the excerpt does not support.

    …assassination on her podcast, I've Had It, as she and co-host Angie Sullivan gloated over the midterms sweep.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    the absolute worstMore neutral: among the most controversial

    A personal judgement of the influencers that asserts nothing checkable.

    …reading or listening to, simply because, among the worst of the worst, they are the absolute worst, and one has to draw a line somewhere.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    unhingedMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement

    Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.

    They are insipid, vapid, unhinged, and - if you can imagine it - are actually much worse than The View, which is hard…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Long-OverdueMore neutral: Faces PR Crisis

    Presents a contested criticism as deserved and overdue.

    Leftist Influencers Face Long-Overdue 'PR Crisis' Over 'Evil' Reaction to Charlie Kirk Death Mockery

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    TwistedMore neutral: a joke about

    Adds a moral judgement about the post that the headline does not need to state.

    The Left's Joe Rogan Can't Stop Laughing at Twisted Charlie Kirk Execution Fantasy

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    Execution FantasyMore neutral: joke about Charlie Kirk’s body

    Describes a joke about digging up a body as an execution fantasy, a characterization beyond the post’s words.

    The Left's Joe Rogan Can't Stop Laughing at Twisted Charlie Kirk Execution Fantasy

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    sparking outrageMore neutral: drawing criticism

    Asserts a public reaction without citing evidence of its scale.

    …on the "I've Had It" podcast over a post referencing Charlie Kirk's death, sparking outrage.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    most extreme voiceMore neutral: a prominent voice

    Labels the host as extreme, a judgement of the writer rather than a fact.

    …should have to know who she is but she's really made a name for herself as the most extreme voice of the resistance.

    Used byHot Air (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Goes Too FarMore neutral: Jennifer Welch Faces Advertiser Scrutiny

    Asserts that the content crossed a line, a judgement the headline presents as fact.

    Jennifer Welch Finally Goes Too Far for Advertisers

    Used byHot Air (Far Right)

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Leads with

  • the hosts’ laughter at the post
  • the post about digging up Kirk’s body
  • Welch’s claim about Tyler Robinson
  • the hosts’ apology
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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Democrat Podcasters Apologize for Charlie Kirk Joke, Donate to Gun Control Group

    Podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan apologized Saturday for laughing at a social media post about digging up Charlie Kirk’s body and “doing it again,” announcing a donation to a gun-control group in the same statement.

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Liberal podcasters apologize after laughing at joke about digging up Charlie Kirk's body

    Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan laughed on the "I've Had It" podcast over a post referencing Charlie Kirk's death, Sensational language“sparking outrage”Asserts a public reaction without citing evidence of its scale.More neutral: drawing criticismDisagree with this highlight?.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Progressive podcaster Jennifer Welch jokes about 'digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again' in wake of Democrats huge midterm victories

    Welch mocked the conservative commentator's assassination on her podcast, I've Had It, as she and co-host Angie Sullivan Loaded verb“gloated”Attributes a motive and an attitude to the hosts that the excerpt does not support.More neutral: celebratedDisagree with this highlight? over the midterms sweep.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • Hot AirFar RightOpinion

    Jennifer Welch Finally Loaded verb“Goes Too Far”Asserts that the content crossed a line, a judgement the headline presents as fact.More neutral: Jennifer Welch Faces Advertiser ScrutinyDisagree with this highlight? for Advertisers

    If you already know who Jennifer Welch is...I'm sorry.

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  • The Western JournalFar RightOpinion

    The Left's Joe Rogan Can't Stop Laughing at Sensational language“Twisted”Adds a moral judgement about the post that the headline does not need to state.More neutral: a joke aboutDisagree with this highlight? Charlie Kirk Loaded modifier“Execution Fantasy”Describes a joke about digging up a body as an execution fantasy, a characterization beyond the post’s words.More neutral: joke about Charlie Kirk’s bodyDisagree with this highlight?

    Podcaster Jennifer Welch often gets called the left’s Joe Rogan. I don’t quite get it, but okay — maybe if you squint. For one, the left’s Joe Rogan is… actually

    Read at The Western Journal (opens in a new tab)
  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    Leftist Influencers Face Loaded modifier“Long-Overdue”Presents a contested criticism as deserved and overdue.More neutral: Faces PR CrisisDisagree with this highlight? 'PR Crisis' Over 'Evil' Reaction to Charlie Kirk Death Mockery

    Despite the fact that monitoring what leftist influencers say is part of the job, there are some whom I have to admit I make a point of trying to avoid reading or listening to, simply because, among the worst of the worst, they are Loaded modifier“the absolute worst”A personal judgement of the influencers that asserts nothing checkable.More neutral: among the most controversialDisagree with this highlight?, and one has to draw a line …

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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    Breitbart News, Nov 5, 9:53 PM EST

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  1. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 5, 9:53 PM EST
  2. Daily MailRightNov 6, 8:50 AM EST
  3. Fox NewsFar RightNov 7, 4:28 PM EST

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