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Utah County deputy takes data center protester to the ground at county meeting

Coverage spectrum

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

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

Three outlets report that a Utah County sheriff’s deputy took Aspen Azalea, a protester against a data center, to the ground after a county meeting on data center rules on Tuesday. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says Azalea struck the deputy in the groin before she was arrested, and the outlets attribute that account to the office. Azalea denies kicking or striking the deputy and says she was singled out among many protesters. A video posted on X shows the deputy forcing her to the ground, according to the Daily Caller.

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Far Right
Voices that strongly advocate for conservative values and limited government.

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What happened

Key points

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

A Utah County sheriff’s deputy took protester Aspen Azalea to the ground after a public meeting on data center rules on Tuesday.
Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
The Guardian
Right
Daily Mail
Far Right
The Daily Caller
The sheriff’s office says Azalea struck the deputy in the groin before she was arrested.
Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
The Guardian
Right
Daily Mail
Far Right
The Daily Caller
Azalea denies kicking or striking the deputy and says she was singled out among many protesters.
One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Right
Daily Mail
Far Right
The Daily Caller
A video posted on X shows the deputy forcing Azalea to the ground.
One outletThe Daily Caller· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Azalea struck the deputy in the groin.
The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says she did. Azalea denies it, saying the deputy singled her out among many protesters.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that a Utah County deputy took protester Aspen Azalea to the ground at a county meeting and that the sheriff’s office says she struck the deputy in the groin. The left’s single report centres on the force and the arrest, while right-side outlets lead with the accusation or with Azalea’s denial.

the left
1 outlet
The Guardian’s single report leads with the officer shoving the woman to the ground and her arrest after a protest, and gives the sheriff’s account of the groin strike in its description.
Woman shoved to the ground and arrested during Utah county datacenter hearing – video
The GuardianLeftAll 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
Right-side headlines centre on the protester: the Daily Caller, the far-right outlet, leads with the accusation of a groin strike, while the Daily Mail leads with the force used and her denial.
Data Center Protester Accused Of Groin Strike Before Deputy ‘Slammed’ Her Down
The Daily CallerFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Center
Has not covered this story.
Right2
slammed to the groundhurled to the ground

In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
slammed to the groundMore neutral: taken to the ground
The phrase adds force and drama beyond the reported fact that she was taken to the ground.
A data center protester was slammed to the ground by a deputy she allegedly struck moments earlier.
Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)
Loaded verb
hurled to the groundMore neutral: taken to the ground
The verb suggests a violent throw beyond the reported fact that she was taken to the ground.
Utah woman hurled to the ground after protesting data center at public meeting denies kicking deputy in the…
Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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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

officer’s use of force
arrest after protest
sheriff’s statement

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The GuardianLeft
Woman shoved to the ground and arrested during Utah county datacenter hearing – video
A police officer shoved a woman to the ground and arrested her after a protest against datacenters at a Utah county commission meeting. A statement from the Utah county sheriff's office said that the woman refused to leave the meeting and struck the officer in the groin before …
4 hr agoRead at The Guardian (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

Leads with

sheriff’s accusation of a groin strike
deputy’s use of force
protester’s denial

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Daily MailRight
Utah woman Loaded verb“hurled to the ground”The verb suggests a violent throw beyond the reported fact that she was taken to the ground.More neutral: taken to the groundDisagree with this highlight? after protesting data center at public meeting denies kicking deputy in the groin... and says she feared for her teeth during tussle
Aspen Azalea was one of many concerned locals who attended the Utah County Commission meeting on Tuesday evening in Provo when things quickly turned ugly.
2 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
The Daily CallerFar Right
Data Center Protester Accused Of Groin Strike Before Deputy ‘Slammed’ Her Down
‘That sound you hear in the video is my jaw hitting the ground’
7 hr agoRead at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
2 hr 39 min later
Its first report, Oct 22, 3:28 PM EDT
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
First to report
The Daily Caller, Oct 22, 12:49 PM EDT

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The Daily CallerFar RightOct 22, 12:49 PM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 22, 3:28 PM EDT
Daily MailRightOct 22, 5:47 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

Utah County deputy takes data center protester to the ground at county meeting

Coverage spectrum

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the center

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Language to notice

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From the left

Woman shoved to the ground and arrested during Utah county datacenter hearing – video

From the center

From the right

Data Center Protester Accused Of Groin Strike Before Deputy ‘Slammed’ Her Down

How the coverage built up

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