Jasmine Crockett campaign reportedly kicked Atlantic writer out of rally for being a 'top-notch hater'
Crockett’s campaign was accused of removing an Atlantic writer from a rally, an account Crockett disputed.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Fox Wilmington, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
Fox Wilmington is identified as a local-news publisher, while the article carries attribution to Fox News Digital. The reporting identifies the central sources and says the campaign was contacted, but the story relies heavily on Godfrey’s account and provides limited independent corroboration.
- Source type — A local-news publisher with an established Fox News affiliation; partisan framing warrants some caution.
- Author attribution — The page attributes the story to Fox News Digital and names Lindsay Kornick in its footer.
- Transparency — The story identifies Godfrey’s account and includes Crockett’s response, while noting an effort to obtain comment.
- Editorial standards — The text provides limited independent verification of the reported removal.
The article offers detailed quotations from Godfrey and includes Crockett’s denial and reported response, but the alleged removal is not independently corroborated in the text. It gives little additional context about the event or the campaign’s explanation.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story gives Godfrey’s detailed account and includes Crockett’s denial, but it offers no independent confirmation and no substantive campaign explanation. Its sourcing is therefore somewhat one-sided despite including both accounts.
- Source diversity — The central account comes from Godfrey; the text does not provide an independent witness or documentation.
- Counterarguments presented — Crockett’s denial and her description of a different journalist are included.
- Omitted context — The campaign’s explanation for the alleged removal is not supplied; the article says comment was sought.
- Loaded language — Most charged wording appears as attributed quotations rather than the outlet’s own language.
The story’s headline and selection of details emphasize a negative account of Crockett’s campaign, though it also includes Crockett’s denial and response. The result is a mildly right-leaning frame rather than overt advocacy.
- Headline — The headline foregrounds the campaign’s alleged ejection of a reporter and the disparaging phrase attributed to the team.
- Source selection — Godfrey’s detailed account dominates; Crockett’s response is included but is comparatively brief.
- Language tone — The story uses mostly attributed quotations, with “firebrand-style” adding a mildly judgmental description.
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Atlantic writer Elaine Godfrey said Jasmine Crockett’s campaign had her escorted from a rally after a staffer described her as a “top-notch hater.” Crockett disputed that a reporter had been removed and described a different journalist.
Atlantic staff writer Elaine Godfrey said she had spent about an hour at a Lubbock rally for Crockett’s Senate campaign before a staffer told her the campaign wanted her to leave. Godfrey quoted the staffer as calling her a “top-notch hater” who would “spin,” and said security guards escorted her out.
Crockett said there was “no evidence” that a reporter had been removed from the rally, while referring to a journalist she said had a history of being “less than truthful.” Godfrey said that description did not fit her. Fox News Digital said it had sought comment from Crockett’s office and campaign.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Crockett in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crockett’s record.
People in this story
Representative and Senate candidate whose campaign reportedly had a reporter removed from a rally
Part of a bigger story
17 OUTLETSCardi B endorsed Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary and urged Texans to vote for her. Left-leaning outlets focus on a choice between campaign messages and a disputed account of a reporter’s removal from a rally. Center outlets present Cardi B’s endorsement as campaign news, alongside polling, candidate contrasts and the disputed account. Right-leaning outlets cover the endorsement and polling, but also emphasize allegations about a reporter’s removal, with critical portrayals of Crockett.
- ARTICLES
- 18
- OUTLETS
- 17
- AVG CRED
- 65
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