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Tina Peters and her lawyer urge Trump to issue emergency order before midterms

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MS NOW, Raw Story and The Independent report interviews in which Tina Peters, a former Colorado election official convicted over a breach of her county’s voting system, said she met President Donald Trump in October and that he has authority to send federal law enforcement to investigate how votes are counted. Peters’s attorney, Peter Ticktin, told MS NOW he is pushing for an emergency order “tantamount to martial law” ahead of the midterm elections. The outlets say federal investigators can look into suspected election crimes but typically need a search warrant or subpoena to obtain ballots or voting equipment. The accounts rest on the speakers’ own statements, and the coverage supplied contains no official record of a request to Trump.

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

  1. Tina Peters says she met Trump in October and that he has authority to send federal law enforcement to investigate how votes are counted.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MS NOW, Raw Story
    Left
    The Independent

  2. Peters’s attorney, Peter Ticktin, says he is pushing for an emergency order “tantamount to martial law” ahead of the midterm elections.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MS NOW, Raw Story
    Left
    The Independent

  3. Federal law enforcement can investigate suspected election crimes, but obtaining ballots or voting equipment typically requires a search warrant or subpoena.

    One outletMS NOW· Far Left

  4. Ticktin suggested a sweeping Democratic victory could warrant military involvement in seizing ballots and voting equipment.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

How each side tells it

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Left-side outlets all report that Tina Peters and attorney Peter Ticktin are urging Trump to issue an emergency order tantamount to martial law, with Raw Story and The Independent using sharper headlines such as “alarming preview” and “near-Martial Law move.”

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines center Peters and Trump’s allies pushing an emergency order, with Raw Story calling it an “alarming preview” and The Independent a “near-Martial Law move”; MS NOW uses “Election deniers”.

    Trump friend offers Sensational language“alarming preview”Calls the story alarming before readers see the order, a judgement the reporting does not establish.More neutral: glimpseDisagree with this highlight? of ‘martial law’ election order: 'Pushing for it'
    Raw StoryFar 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

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left5

    election denierElection deniersMAGA attorneyalarming preview

  • Center

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  • Right

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Delegitimizing label

    election denierMore neutral: person who disputes election results

    Labels a person who disputes election results with a term that presumes their claims are false, where a neutral description is available.

    Tina Peters, the election denier and former Colorado election official imprisoned over a breach of her county’s…

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)The Independent (Left)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Election deniersMore neutral: people who dispute election results

    Labels people who dispute election results with a term that presumes their claims are false, where a neutral description of their position is available.

    Election deniers who’ve met with Trump urge federal role in midterm vote count

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    MAGA attorneyMore neutral: attorney

    Attaches a political movement label to the lawyer, signalling a stance the article does not otherwise set out.

    “I’m pushing for it,” MAGA attorney Peter Ticktin told MS Now’s Vaughn Hillyard in an exclusive interview .

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    alarming previewMore neutral: glimpse

    Calls the story alarming before readers see the order, a judgement the reporting does not establish.

    Trump friend offers alarming preview of ‘martial law’ election order: 'Pushing for it'

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    near-Martial Law moveMore neutral: emergency order

    Describes the proposal in the outlet’s own voice as near martial law, a stronger label than the attorney’s attributed words and the reporting establishes.

    Election denier Tina Peters is pushing near-Martial Law move to Trump ahead of midterms: report

    Used byThe Independent (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

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump allies pushing for an emergency order
  • possible federal role in midterm vote counting
  • claims of presidential authority over election investigations
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  • The IndependentLeft

    Delegitimizing label“Election denier”Labels a person who disputes election results with a term that presumes their claims are false, where a neutral description is available.More neutral: person who disputes election resultsDisagree with this highlight? Tina Peters is pushing Sensational language“near-Martial Law move”Describes the proposal in the outlet’s own voice as near martial law, a stronger label than the attorney’s attributed words and the reporting establishes.More neutral: emergency orderDisagree with this highlight? to Trump ahead of midterms: report

    Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections clerk, was convicted for her role in a breach of election equipment and imprisoned before her sentence was commuted this summer

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Trump friend offers Sensational language“alarming preview”Calls the story alarming before readers see the order, a judgement the reporting does not establish.More neutral: glimpseDisagree with this highlight? of ‘martial law’ election order: 'Pushing for it'

    A longtime friend of President Donald Trump is pushing for an emergency order “tantamount to martial law” if Democrats rack up big wins in the midterm elections. “I’m pushing for it,” Loaded modifier“MAGA attorney”Attaches a political movement label to the lawyer, signalling a stance the article does not otherwise set out.More neutral: attorneyDisagree with this highlight? Peter Ticktin told MS Now’s Vaughn Hillyard in an exclusive interview . …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • MS NOWFar Left

    Delegitimizing label“Election deniers”Labels people who dispute election results with a term that presumes their claims are false, where a neutral description of their position is available.More neutral: people who dispute election resultsDisagree with this highlight? who’ve met with Trump urge federal role in midterm vote count

    Tina Peters, convicted over a breach of her county’s voting system, says the president has the “authority” to send in federal law enforcement. Her attorney wants Trump to issue an order “tantamount to martial law.”

    Read at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

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From the right

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No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    MS NOW, Nov 2, 5:00 AM EST

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  • Right

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  1. MS NOWFar LeftNov 2, 5:00 AM EST
  2. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 2, 2:14 PM EST
  3. The IndependentLeftNov 2, 4:39 PM EST

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