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Trump speaks at South Carolina rally supporting Sen. Darline Graham's reelection bid

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Covered by 3 outlets, all left-leaning.

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

The Daily Beast, MeidasTouch, The Independent and The New Republic, all left-side outlets, report on President Donald Trump's roughly 90-minute midterm rally at Clemson University in South Carolina on Wednesday, where he backed Sen. Darline Graham against Democrat Annie Andrews. The outlets describe a speech with multiple misstatements, including a mix-up between the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize, and pauses or sound effects in place of words. The Independent says the remarks raise new questions about his health. According to The New Republic, Trump has held 20 rallies in two months. The New Republic also says Trump repeated a claim about drug flows that Pentagon statements do not support, a point the other outlets in this sample do not report. No outlet in this sample is from the center or right, so the coverage shown here is one side's account of the event.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Trump spoke at a midterm rally at Clemson University in South Carolina on Wednesday supporting Sen. Darline Graham against Democrat Annie Andrews.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, The New Republic
    Left
    The Independent

  2. Trump mixed up the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize during the roughly 90-minute speech.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    The Independent

  3. During the speech Trump produced a gagging sound instead of saying Nikki Haley's name, according to The New Republic.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  4. The New Republic reports that Trump has held 20 rallies in two months.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  5. The New Republic reports that Trump's claim about a 97 percent drop in drug flows is not supported by Pentagon statements.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report that Trump made verbal slips at a South Carolina rally on Wednesday, including a mix-up of two prizes. The left-side coverage in this sample focuses on his apparent confusion and health, with no center or right coverage to compare.

  • the left

    3 outlets · 1 opinion

    Headlines describe Trump's speech as humiliating, gaffe-filled or incoherent, with The Independent asking about his health and The New Republic's headline making the sound effects the story.

    Trump Spends Entire Rally Speech Just Making Weird Noises
    The New RepublicFar 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.

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.

  • Left13

    unraveledtiradeHumiliatedstrangest one yet

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    unraveledMore neutral: appeared to lose focus

    Describes Trump's performance as coming apart, a judgement beyond the specific remarks reported.

    Donald Trump unraveled and appeared confused at multiple points during his midterm rally in South Carolina…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    tiradeMore neutral: lengthy remarks

    Labels the remarks as a rant, a judgement about tone rather than content.

    In one moment, the president was on a tirade when he mixed up two prizes he hasn’t won: the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Peace…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    HumiliatedMore neutral: Makes Errors at MAGA Rally

    Judges Trump's state as humiliated, a characterization the reported remarks do not establish.

    Trump, 80, Humiliated After String of Glitches at MAGA Rally

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    strangest one yetMore neutral: A notable speech

    Editorial superlative that asserts a comparison the coverage does not support.

    This may have been the strangest one yet

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    mindless gaffesMore neutral: verbal errors

    Characterizes the errors as mindless, a judgement about the speaker rather than a description of the words.

    …candidate Darline Graham went completely off the rails with a bizarre series of mindless gaffes, interruptions from protestors, more uncomfortable physical comments about other…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    demon noiseMore neutral: unusual noise

    Attaches a supernatural label to a sound, adding drama the reported event does not carry.

    …comments about other men, and even at one point Trump uttering a random weird demon noise into the microphone.

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    nothing less than intoxicatedMore neutral: appeared unsteady or tired

    Asserts impairment as fact, with no test or source cited in the excerpt.

    Trump appeared nothing less than intoxicated as the speech dragged on, interrupted by a total of 10 protestors, with…

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Goes Off The RailsMore neutral: Includes Several Verbal Errors

    Dramatizes the speech as out of control, a judgement beyond the specific errors described.

    Speech Goes Off The Rails With Multiple Confused Gaffes, Weird Noises

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    Weird NoisesMore neutral: Unusual Sounds

    Labels a sound with a judgement rather than describing it.

    Speech Goes Off The Rails With Multiple Confused Gaffes, Weird Noises

    Used byMeidasTouch (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    rantsMore neutral: said or spoke

    Dismisses the content by characterizing the delivery.

    …president has started to insert wild sound effects into his already incoherent rants.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    post-verbalMore neutral: made unusual sounds during

    The term is a figurative judgement about Trump's mental state rather than a description of the speech itself.

    President Donald Trump went post-verbal Wednesday at his rally in South Carolina.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    incoherent rantsMore neutral: speeches

    The phrase judges the content of the speech as incoherent rather than describing what was said.

    …80-year-old president has started to insert wild sound effects into his already incoherent rants.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    short-circuitMore neutral: paused

    The metaphor implies a mental failure rather than describing a pause in speech.

    At one point, Trump appeared to short-circuit in the middle of a sentence.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far 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 · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • verbal slips and gaffes
  • Trump's apparent confusion
  • his age and health
  • sound effects in the speech

Leaves out

  • Darline Graham's and Annie Andrews' positions on the race

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Trump Spends Entire Rally Speech Just Making Weird Noises

    President Donald Trump went post-verbal Wednesday at his rally in South Carolina. After holding 20 campaign rallies in the span of just two months, the evidently exhausted 80-year-old president has started to insert wild sound effects into his already incoherent Loaded verb“rants”Dismisses the content by characterizing the delivery.More neutral: said, spoke, postedDisagree with this highlight?. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • The IndependentLeft

    Trump’s missteps and gaffes at South Carolina rally raise new questions about his health

    At one point, he appeared to confuse the names of two different prizes that he has not won

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

    Trump, 80, Loaded verb“Humiliated”Judges Trump's state as humiliated, a characterization the reported remarks do not establish.More neutral: Makes Errors at MAGA RallyDisagree with this highlight? After String of Glitches at MAGA Rally

    Donald Trump Loaded verb“unraveled”Describes Trump's performance as coming apart, a judgement beyond the specific remarks reported.More neutral: appeared to lose focusDisagree with this highlight? and appeared confused at multiple points during his midterm rally in South Carolina on Wednesday. The 80-year-old president spoke at Clemson University to support Sen. Darline Graham in her race against Democrat Annie Andrews. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • MeidasTouchFar LeftOpinion

    Trump S.C. Speech Sensational language“Goes Off The Rails”Dramatizes the speech as out of control, a judgement beyond the specific errors described.More neutral: Includes Several Verbal ErrorsDisagree with this highlight? With Multiple Confused Gaffes, Loaded modifier“Weird Noises”Labels a sound with a judgement rather than describing it.More neutral: Unusual SoundsDisagree with this highlight?

    This may have been the Sensational language“strangest one yet”Editorial superlative that asserts a comparison the coverage does not support.More neutral: A notable speechDisagree with this highlight?

    Read at MeidasTouch (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

0 outlets

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

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Oct 22, 12:14 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 22, 12:14 AM EDT
  2. The IndependentLeftOct 22, 9:42 AM EDT
  3. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 22, 11:30 AM EDT

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