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Debate Over Graham Platner’s Senate Candidacy and Tattoo

Outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 2 left-leaning, 10 center and 15 right-leaning.

Lead article · Fox News · RIGHTMaine Democrats decide fate of Senate candidate dogged by explosive allegations
Image · Yahoo News
OUTLETS
2727 RATED
ARTICLES
384 COPIES
SPAN
5DAYS
AVG CRED
57MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN27 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Platner and Trump were named together by 2 of 27 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD

New reports about Platner’s past have led some Maine Democrats to temper their support ahead of the primary.

NAMED BY 27 OF 27
LEFT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 informational · 1 bad).
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 10 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 10 outlets (5 informational · 5 bad).
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 15 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 15 outlets (2 mixed · 6 informational · 7 bad).
R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Trump’s endorsement of Pamela Evette is presented as a test of his influence in Republican primaries.

NAMED BY 2 OF 27
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 informational).
Timeline · 5 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTCENTER OUTLETS ARRIVED 36H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first sat 5:45 am. center: 10 articles, first sun 5:44 pm, 36 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 26 articles, first sat 1:47 pm.

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