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Storms Simon and Rachel hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, killing at least five

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, and reports from the Associated Press, The Guardian and CBS News say at least five people died. Flooding downed trees and electricity poles, blocked roads and inundated homes, and security forces used helicopters to rescue dozens of people. The Associated Press says Simon, a Category 2 hurricane, stayed offshore near Puerto Vallarta as its outer bands brought more wind and rain. In Baja California, rescuers combed parts of Ensenada, where floodwaters swept away vehicles. Al Jazeera English’s early headline gave a toll of two deaths.

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.

  1. Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Pacific coast.

    Reported byLeft3Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, CBS News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. At least five people have died in the storms in Mexico.

    Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. Flooding downed trees and electricity poles, blocked roads and inundated homes.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  4. Security forces used helicopters to rescue dozens of people on the Pacific coast.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  5. In Baja California, floodwaters in Ensenada swept away vehicles and damaged homes.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • The death toll from the storms in Mexico.

    Al Jazeera English’s headline gives two deaths; The Guardian, CBS News and the Associated Press report at least five.

How each side tells it

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The coverage reports that Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel killed at least five people and damaged Mexico’s Pacific coast. Left-side coverage centers on the death toll, flooding damage and rescues, while the right-side Associated Press report adds the easing of flood risk in the southwestern US.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the storms’ names and the death toll, with The Guardian and CBS News stressing flooding, damage and rescues.

    Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast
    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

    Only one right-side outlet covers it, carrying an Associated Press report under a headline that leads with the five deaths and the easing of flood risk in the southwestern US.

    Storms Cause 5 Deaths in Mexico as Flood Risk Eases in Southwestern US
    The Epoch TimesFar 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.

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 4 of the 5 articles in context when it wrote the analysis. 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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • death toll
  • flooding and infrastructure damage
  • security forces rescues

Leaves out

  • Hurricane Simon’s Category 2 strength

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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • five deaths
  • easing flood risk in the southwestern US
  • Hurricane Simon’s ongoing wind and rain
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  • The Epoch TimesFar RightAssociated Press report

    Storms Cause 5 Deaths in Mexico as Flood Risk Eases in Southwestern US

    ENSENADA, México—Hurricane Simon pounded western Mexico with more wind and rain Monday after tropical weather systems caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts. …

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

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

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 12, 7:09 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    14 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 9:25 AM EDT

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 12, 7:09 PM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 13, 12:29 AM EDT
  3. CBS NewsLeftOct 13, 4:47 AM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 13, 9:25 AM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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