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Rubio meets with Venezuela's 2015 National Assembly representatives in Washington

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Friday, October 9, in Washington with representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly, including opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, who is described as a former National Assembly president. One report says the United States is facilitating talks between that legislature and Venezuela’s interim government. According to the Washington Post, Rubio expressed U.S. support for the talks, which are meant to set the stage for an election.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Rubio met on October 9 in Washington with Dinorah Figuera and representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. Dinorah Figuera is described as an opposition figure and former National Assembly president.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. The United States is facilitating talks between the 2015 National Assembly and Venezuela’s interim government.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

  4. Rubio expressed U.S. support for talks meant to set the stage for an election in Venezuela.

    One outletThe Washington Post· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • Dinorah Figuera’s current role in Venezuelan politics

    The Epoch Times calls her an opposition leader, the Washington Times calls her a former National Assembly president and the Washington Post calls her an opposition figure leading a negotiating team.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The left-side headline frames the meeting around Figuera’s role as leader of the Venezuelan opposition negotiating team, with the description adding U.S. support for talks meant to set the stage for an election.

    Rubio meets with leader of Venezuelan opposition negotiating team
    The Washington PostLeftAll 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

    Both right-side headlines lead with Rubio’s meeting, with the Washington Times stressing that the 2015 legislature is Venezuela’s last democratically elected body and tying the meeting to talks with the interim government.

    Rubio meets with Venezuela's last democratically elected National Assembly president
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

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Mantle found no loaded language in this coverage. Every headline and opening was checked against Mantle’s published word list, and Mantle’s AI read all 3 articles in context. Straight reporting often has none.

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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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Figuera’s role as opposition negotiating leader
  • U.S. support for the talks
  • Goal of setting the stage for an election

Leaves out

  • The 2015 legislature’s status as Venezuela’s last democratically elected body
  • The interim government’s role in the talks

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

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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

Leads with

  • Venezuela’s last democratically elected legislature
  • U.S. facilitation of talks with the interim government
  • Rubio’s meeting with Figuera

Leaves out

  • Rubio’s stated support for talks aimed at an election

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

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Rubio meets with Venezuela's last democratically elected National Assembly president

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday met with Venezuela's former National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera as the U.S. facilitates talks between the South American country's last democratically elected legislature and the interim government.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    Rubio Meets With Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly Representatives

    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly, including opposition leader Dinorah Figuera, at 9 a.m. ET on Oct. 9 in Washington.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    7 hr 13 min later

    Its first report, Oct 9, 4:30 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 9, 9:16 AM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 9, 9:16 AM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 9, 11:57 AM EDT
  3. The Washington PostLeftOct 9, 4:30 PM EDT

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