Rashida Tlaib Didn't Think We'd Find Out What She Chanted at SOTU - Deaf Peeps Just Proved Her WRONG
The article alleges Tlaib chanted an accusation during the State of the Union and questions whether she will face consequences.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTwitchy is presented as a blog, and this post uses openly partisan language rather than a reporting style. It offers little verification for the central lip-reading claim and does not include a response from the representatives.
- Source type — A blog with strongly partisan commentary.
- Editorial standards — The article gives no visible indication of a neutral reporting process or fact-checking.
- Source transparency — The claim relies on social media posts and unnamed commenters rather than identified reporting or documentation.
- Author attribution — An author is named, but the article does not provide reporting details that would strengthen accountability.
The post reports a current allegation but provides little substantiation for the interpretation of the chant, relies on social media comments, and includes no response from the people criticized. Its language is highly opinionated.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents a hostile interpretation of the alleged chant and includes no response from Tlaib or Omar, nor independent verification of what they said.
- Counterarguments presented — No response or counterargument from the representatives is included.
- Loaded language — The article repeatedly uses derogatory and inflammatory descriptions.
- Source diversity — The account cites supportive social media reactions without independent or opposing sources.
The post uses openly hostile language about Democratic representatives and frames the incident as evidence of their alleged misconduct, without presenting a competing account.
- Language tone — Uses insults including “unhinged,” “hate-filled,” and “awful broads.”
- Framing — Frames the representatives’ conduct as disgraceful and calls for consequences.
- Source selection — Relies on social media comments supportive of the allegation and provides no opposing account.
Twitchy alleges that Rashida Tlaib chanted a disparaging accusation during the State of the Union and says deaf commenters agreed with the interpretation. The article criticizes Tlaib and Ilhan Omar and questions whether lawmakers will face consequences.
The article says Tlaib was chanting during the State of the Union while other officials chanted “USA.” It presents the words “They know their party is behind the KKK, right?” as the alleged chant and points to comments from people who said they were deaf and agreed with the interpretation.
The article suggests Omar may also have been involved, criticizes both representatives’ conduct, and asks whether House Speaker Mike Johnson will censure them. It does not report that any formal consequence has occurred.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 50% good look
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SWIPE →Michigan representative criticized over an alleged State of the Union chant
House Speaker asked to consider censuring Tlaib and Omar
President whose State of the Union is the setting for the alleged incident
Minnesota representative whom the article suggests may also have participated
Part of a bigger story
6 OUTLETSOutlets report that Tlaib chanted KKK during the State of the Union as Republicans chanted USA. Center outlets foreground newly surfaced footage and characterize the alleged chant as racially charged. Right-leaning outlets generally cast her conduct as an outburst drawing criticism or possible consequences, while some also focus on her protest during the address or a separate accusation against Trump.
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