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Trump says Rep. Ilhan Omar could go to jail or be deported amid federal probe

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly right-leaning (80%).

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

President Donald Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar could go to jail as well as be deported over a federal investigation into allegations that she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration papers when the family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. Trump made the remarks to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, calling Omar a dishonest and sick person and a disgrace to the country, and disparaged Somalia. Al Jazeera English reports that federal agents raided Omar's home about a week earlier. The supplied coverage does not include a response from Omar.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. A federal investigation concerns allegations that Omar or her father lied about her birth year on immigration papers when the family fled Somalia.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Just the News, Fox News

  2. Trump said Omar could go to jail, and could also face deportation.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Just the News, Fox News

  3. Trump called Omar dishonest and sick.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. Trump called Omar a disgrace to the country.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Federal agents raided Omar's home about a week before Trump's remarks.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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Both sides report that Trump said Omar could go to jail or be deported over a federal probe, and that he called her dishonest. Right-side headlines lead with the jail and deportation remarks and Trump's personal insults, while the single left-side report says federal agents raided her home.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The only left-side outlet in this sample leads with Trump's deportation remark and his insult of Somalia, and its description stresses his personal attacks on Omar.

    Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, Loaded verb“slams”“Slams” judges Trump’s remarks in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Somalia as a ‘Dehumanizing label“s—house”A vulgar slur for a country that demeans Somalia and its people by national origin.More neutral: remark about Somalia, with the wording not repeatedThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll 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

    4 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with Trump's attacks on Omar and the threat of jail or deportation; the Far Right outlets add his personal insults, such as dishonest and disgrace.

    Trump says Ilhan Omar could go to jail or be deported, calls her ‘a disgrace to our country’
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

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  • Left1

    slams

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    disparages

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    disparagesMore neutral: criticizes

    “Disparages” judges Trump’s remarks in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.

    Ilhan Omar could 'go to jail,' disparages Somalia

    Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    slamsMore neutral: criticizes

    “Slams” judges Trump’s remarks in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.

    Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a ‘s—house’

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Loaded modifier

    Quoted

    dishonest personMore neutral: a critical remark

    Calls a named politician dishonest, a personal judgement that the headline presents only as a quotation rather than as established fact.

    Trump criticizes Ilhan Omar as a 'dishonest person,' claims she could go to jail for alleged fraud

    Quoted byJust the News (Far Right)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Dehumanizing label

    Quoted

    s—houseMore neutral: remark about Somalia, with the wording not repeated

    A vulgar slur for a country that demeans Somalia and its people by national origin.

    Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, slams Somalia as a ‘s—house’

    Quoted byAl Jazeera English (Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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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

  • Trump's remarks on deportation and jail
  • Trump's insults about Somalia
  • a raid on Omar's home a week earlier
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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Trump: Ilhan Omar could be deported, Loaded verb“slams”“Slams” judges Trump’s remarks in the outlet’s own voice rather than describing them.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Somalia as a ‘Dehumanizing label“s—house”A vulgar slur for a country that demeans Somalia and its people by national origin.More neutral: remark about Somalia, with the wording not repeatedThese are Donald Trump’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?’

    Donald Trump called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “sick” and “dishonest” a week after federal agents raided her home.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

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

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump's personal attacks on Omar
  • possible jail time and deportation
  • the federal immigration fraud probe
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    1 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 4:32 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 20, 3:30 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 20, 3:30 PM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 4:32 PM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightOct 20, 5:11 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 21, 10:21 AM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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