From Arizona to Wisconsin, election deniers are vying for office nationwide

Yahoo News has a publisher rating of 70 based on prior stories, and the article appears to reproduce reporting associated with the Guardian. The score reflects the site's rating while recognizing that the reporting is attributed to another established newsroom.

• ▸Track record — The site's rating is 70, based on 27 stories.
• ▸Source type — Yahoo News is recorded as a national news publisher.
• ▸Author attribution — The page identifies an author, and the text attributes inquiries and reporting to the Guardian.
• ▸Transparency — The article names candidates and media outlets behind several reported claims.

The article provides detailed accounts of candidates’ public statements and past actions, with attribution to named news organizations and campaign representatives. It also reports that the candidates did not respond to inquiries, though the range of direct candidate responses and perspectives is limited.

The article reports a range of candidates’ records and includes some of their statements or campaign explanations, while noting that none of the candidates discussed responded to the Guardian’s specific inquiries. The overall account is critical and gives limited space to competing interpretations of the 2020 election claims.

• ▸Counterarguments presented — Some candidates' statements and campaign explanations are included, but several did not respond to the questions posed.
• ▸Source diversity — The article attributes details to the Guardian, CNN, Politico, PBS NewsHour and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• ▸Loaded language — Terms such as “Trump's lie” and “fake electors” contribute to a critical presentation.
• ▸Omitted context — The candidates' responses to the article's direct inquiries are absent, as the article explicitly notes.

The article uses a critical frame toward election denial, including terms such as “Trump's lie” and “fake electors,” while presenting specific statements and actions as attributed reporting. The framing leans left, though the article includes some candidates’ explanations and responses.

• ▸Language tone — Some descriptions, including “Trump's lie,” are distinctly critical.
• ▸Framing — The article centers risks posed by candidates who questioned or denied the 2020 results.
• ▸Source selection — It cites multiple outlets and includes some candidate or campaign statements.
• ▸Headline — The headline uses the established but politically charged label “election deniers.”