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Trump claims Alaska Senate Republican Dan Sullivan won as race remains uncalled

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

4 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Right-leaning outlets New York Post, Daily Mail and PJ Media report that President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan had won Alaska’s Senate race. Daily Mail says no one else has called the race and about a quarter of ballots were still outstanding. Raw Story, a left-leaning outlet, reports Trump’s post added votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes to Sullivan’s total to claim a lead of thousands. Trump accused Heikes of being fraudulently put into the race. PJ Media reports that The New York Times published documents suggesting Peltola’s campaign sought candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that Sen. Dan Sullivan had won the Alaska Senate race.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    PJ Media

  2. The race had not been called, and about a quarter of ballots were still outstanding, the Daily Mail reports.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    PJ Media

  3. Trump’s post added the votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes to Sullivan’s total and said he was up by thousands.

    Reported byFar Left1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story
    Far Right
    PJ Media

  4. Trump accused Gerald Heikes of being fraudulently put into the race.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  5. PJ Media reports that The New York Times published documents suggesting Mary Peltola’s campaign sought candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

    One outletPJ Media· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Would Sullivan be ahead if the votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes were added to his total?

    Trump, quoted by Raw Story and PJ Media, says adding those votes puts Sullivan up by thousands, and PJ Media says he would be winning easily. Raw Story calls the arithmetic creative math, and the New York Post says the outcome was far from certain.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Trump posted that Sen. Dan Sullivan had won Alaska’s Senate race while the race was uncalled and votes were still uncounted. Right-leaning outlets stress the uncounted ballots and, at PJ Media, a decoy candidate; Raw Story stresses Trump’s arithmetic and tone.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Only one left-side outlet, Raw Story, is present; its headline mocks Trump’s reaction and his vote arithmetic, framing the claim as a meltdown over a race he insists his ally won.

    Trump Loaded verb“melts down”The phrase characterizes Trump’s reaction as a loss of control rather than describing what he said.More neutral: reacts toDisagree with this highlight? over red state Senate race he insists his ally won ‘BY A LOT’
    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

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right-side headlines lead with Trump declaring or claiming a win and note the uncounted ballots; PJ Media, the far-right outlet, instead presents the race as tainted by a decoy candidate.

    Trump claims Republican Dan Sullivan has won Alaska election despite 25% of votes not yet being counted
    Daily MailRightAll 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.

  • Left2

    insistmelts down

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    have been accusedfumedfake Republican candidate

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    insistMore neutral: say

    The verb implies the claim is unfounded before the facts are weighed.

    President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round of creative math on Truth Social to insist his pick has already won a key Senate race.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    melts downMore neutral: reacts to

    The phrase characterizes Trump’s reaction as a loss of control rather than describing what he said.

    Trump melts down over red state Senate race he insists his ally won ‘BY A LOT’

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Vague attribution

    have been accusedMore neutral: a state party official said

    The passive wording does not name who made the accusation.

    …Senate seat has attracted international attention as Democrats in the state have been accused of recruiting a similarly named candidate to run against GOP Senator Dan…

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    fumedMore neutral: has complained

    The verb describes Trump’s anger in a way that adds emotional color beyond the reported statements.

    Trump has previously fumed about the inclusion of “decoy” Daniel J.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    fake Republican candidateMore neutral: second candidate named Daniel Sullivan who ran as a Republican

    Calling the candidate fake presents an allegation about his motives as established fact.

    …easily if it were not for a few thousand votes that went to the eponymous fake Republican candidate almost certainly recruited by the Democrat opponent.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

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  • Partisan shorthand

    Quoted

    decoyMore neutral: similarly named candidate

    The term presents the second candidate as a deliberate ploy, a conclusion that is contested in the coverage.

    Trump has previously fumed about the inclusion of “decoy” Daniel J.

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    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 arithmetic adding votes for two other candidates
  • Trump’s frustration and tone
  • Heikes described as fraudulently placed
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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Trump Loaded verb“melts down”The phrase characterizes Trump’s reaction as a loss of control rather than describing what he said.More neutral: reacts toDisagree with this highlight? over red state Senate race he insists his ally won ‘BY A LOT’

    President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round of creative math on Truth Social to Loaded verb“insist”The verb implies the claim is unfounded before the facts are weighed.More neutral: sayDisagree with this highlight? his pick has already won a key Senate race. In a post on Saturday, Trump claimed Sen. …

    Read at Raw Story (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

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Trump’s claim that Sullivan won
  • Ballots still uncounted
  • A decoy candidate named Daniel Sullivan
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  • New York PostRight

    Trump declares Alaska Senate race ‘OVER’ and claims Republican won

    President Trump declared the Senate race in Alaska “over” and his favored candidate Sen. Dan Sullivan to have "won" – even though the the outcome of his race against former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Ak.) was far from certain.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Trump claims Republican Dan Sullivan has won Alaska election despite 25% of votes not yet being counted

    The president has declared a winner in the nation's most controversial Senate battle despite outstanding ballots.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • PJ MediaFar RightOpinion

    Trump: If Sen. Sullivan Had Decoy Dan’s Votes, There’d Be No Uncalled Race

    President Donald Trump is extremely frustrated that the Alaska Senate race has not been called for the incumbent Republican. It's all the more frustrating since Sen. …

    Read at PJ Media (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 7, 3:24 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    17 min later

    Its first report, Nov 7, 3:41 PM EST

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  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 7, 3:24 PM EST
  2. Daily MailRightNov 7, 3:41 PM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 7, 6:16 PM EST

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