How outlets cover Eric Schmitt R · MO · SEN · Sep 29 – Oct 4, 2026
Eric Schmitt Misidentifies Basketball Game During Jack Smith Hearing
Outlets agree Senator Eric Schmitt misidentified a basketball game while questioning Jack Smith at a hearing. Coverage centers on the viral fallout after Senator Amy Klobuchar corrected Schmitt's mistaken perjury accusation.
Lead article · HuffPost · LEFTVideo Shows Jack Smith At Iowa Hawkeyes Game In MarylandOutlets agree that Senator Eric Schmitt questioned former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate hearing and accused him of perjury regarding an Atlanta Hawks basketball game, confusing it with an Iowa Hawkeyes game.
Left-leaning outlets treat the episode as an embarrassing failure and partisan propaganda, highlighting evidence that disproved Schmitt's claim along with public ridicule. Center outlets view the exchange as a botched gotcha attempt, focusing on the viral hearing moment where Schmitt was corrected over the sports mix-up.
Outlets by lean
8 RATED · 1 UNRATEDRight-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated right-leaning outlet has covered this, while 6 left-leaning outlets have.
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Left-leaning outlets, including Salon, depict Schmitt's mistaken accusation as manufactured propaganda and highlight evidence that disproved his claim.
How it looks for Schmitt, by side
8 OF 9 ARTICLESLeft: 0 good, 6 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 2 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
SEP 29 – OCT 4Articles per day by side. SEP 29: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. SEP 30: Left 2, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 1: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0. OCT 2: Left 2, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 3: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. OCT 4: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.
Others in this story
Full event ↗- Amy KlobucharAmy Klobuchar Raises Team Mix-Up at Jack Smith Hearing5 ART.
- John KennedyJohn Kennedy Questions Jack Smith at Senate Judiciary Hearing5 ART.
- Ted CruzTed Cruz Questions Jack Smith at Senate Judiciary Hearing3 ART.
- Jamie RaskinJamie Raskin Criticizes Eric Schmitt Over Jack Smith Hearing Question2 ART.
No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.