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The Washington Post, The Daily Beast and HuffPost report that President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated animated video on Truth Social on Sunday. The roughly one-minute clip, in the style of the animated comedy Family Guy, shows UFC CEO Dana White as a fictional White House press secretary, with UFC fighters attacking journalists in the briefing room. HuffPost reports the repost came less than 24 hours after Trump offered White the press secretary job. The Daily Beast reports renewed calls for Trump’s removal from office under the 25th Amendment; it does not say who made them, and it notes Trump is 80.

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  1. Trump shared an AI-generated animated video on Truth Social on Sunday showing UFC fighters attacking journalists.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, HuffPost
    Left
    The Washington Post

  2. The video shows Dana White as a fictional White House press secretary in the briefing room.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, HuffPost
    Left
    The Washington Post

  3. Trump offered Dana White the White House press secretary job less than 24 hours before the repost.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Washington Post

  4. The video is in the style of the animated comedy Family Guy.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, HuffPost

  5. Renewed calls for Trump’s removal from office under the 25th Amendment were reported after the post.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

How each side tells it

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Left-side outlets report that Trump shared an AI-generated cartoon of UFC fighters attacking reporters a day after offering Dana White a press secretary job, with the Washington Post describing it plainly and the Daily Beast and HuffPost using words like deranged and wild.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    The Post headlines the repost plainly, while the Far Left Daily Beast and HuffPost use deranged or wild and link it to 25th Amendment calls.

    Trump shares cartoon of UFC fighters beating reporters after offering Dana White press job
    The Washington PostLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

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  • the right

    No coverage yet

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  • Left7

    bizarreFloatsHenchmenWild

  • Center

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    bizarreMore neutral: animated

    Adds a dramatic judgement of strangeness rather than describing the clip.

    The president shared the bizarre, assault-laden clip less than 24 hours after offering the White House press secretary…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)The Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    FloatsMore neutral: Shares

    Suggests Trump proposed the idea seriously, whereas the article reports he shared a video.

    Trump Floats Using UFC Henchmen To Beat Up Journalists In Wild Repost

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Dehumanizing label

    HenchmenMore neutral: fighters

    Casts the fighters as criminal enforcers, a contemptible label the clip does not establish.

    Trump Floats Using UFC Henchmen To Beat Up Journalists In Wild Repost

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Wild

    A dramatic adjective that adds judgement to a description of the repost.

    Trump Floats Using UFC Henchmen To Beat Up Journalists In Wild Repost

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    AI slopMore neutral: AI-generated video

    A dismissive label for the content that adds contempt rather than describing it.

    The president is back to posting AI slop after his historic midterm loss.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    siccingMore neutral: sending

    Describes Trump sending fighters on reporters with a verb that implies an attack ordered for harm.

    …reposting an AI-slop cartoon that showed White—as a fictitious press secretary—siccing his UFC fighters on members of a press pool.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    DerangedMore neutral: AI-generated

    Calls the video deranged, a judgement about its maker that the article does not support with evidence.

    Trump Sparks 25th Amendment Call With Deranged Cartoon Video

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Trump sharing the video on Truth Social
  • Violent imagery of fighters attacking reporters
  • Offer of a press secretary job to Dana White
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  • The Washington PostLeft

    Trump shares cartoon of UFC fighters beating reporters after offering Dana White press job

    The roughly one-minute video depicts Dana White in the White House press briefing room flanked by several notable UFC fighters.

    Read at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Trump Sparks 25th Amendment Call With Loaded modifier“Deranged”Calls the video deranged, a judgement about its maker that the article does not support with evidence.More neutral: AI-generatedDisagree with this highlight? Cartoon Video

    Donald Trump, 80, has renewed calls for his removal from office after posting a Sensational language“bizarre”Adds a dramatic judgement of strangeness rather than describing the video.More neutral: animatedDisagree with this highlight? AI-generated video showing a mock press briefing led by UFC CEO Dana White. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Trump Loaded verb“Floats”Suggests Trump proposed the idea seriously, whereas the article reports he shared a video.More neutral: SharesDisagree with this highlight? Using UFC Dehumanizing label“Henchmen”Casts the fighters as criminal enforcers, a contemptible label the clip does not establish.More neutral: fightersDisagree with this highlight? To Beat Up Journalists In Sensational language“Wild”A dramatic adjective that adds judgement to a description of the repost.Disagree with this highlight? Repost

    The president shared the Sensational language“bizarre”Adds a dramatic judgement of strangeness rather than describing the clip.More neutral: animatedDisagree with this highlight?, assault-laden clip less than 24 hours after offering the White House press secretary job to the UFC boss.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    First to report

    HuffPost, Nov 8, 12:20 PM EST

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  1. HuffPostFar LeftNov 8, 12:20 PM EST
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 8, 4:56 PM EST
  3. The Washington PostLeftNov 8, 5:30 PM EST

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