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Senators Release Fauci Texts About COVID Vaccination During Pregnancy
Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson released Anthony Fauci messages discussing COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Coverage differs over whether they reveal a gap in public assurances or are being used to cast doubt on vaccination; center stories also scrutinize Johnson’s miscarriage-rate claim.
Lead article · FactCheck.org · CENTERRepublicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci's Texts About COVID-19 ShotsOUTLETSOUTLETS
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THE FRAME5% · AVG CRED 55
“Portraying release as political attack”
People · 2 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Johnson and Paul were named together by 5 of 17 outlets. Counted by outlet.
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R · WI · BUDGET CHAIR
Released messages about Fauci’s discussion of vaccination during pregnancy, sought his government-issued phone, and cited a study in support of an 82% miscarriage-rate claim.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
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▼ MOSTLY BAD8 OF 10 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly bad, 8 of 10 outlets.
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◆ MIXED5 OF 5 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 5 of 5 outlets.
R · KY · HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS CHAIR
Released selected messages with a colleague and pursued Senate scrutiny of Fauci’s pandemic management.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
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LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 49H AFTER THE FIRST REPORTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 49H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first aug 12 · 3:30 pm, 49 hours after the first report. center: 10 articles, first aug 10 · 6:31 pm. right-leaning: 8 articles, first aug 10 · 2:49 pm. unrated: 1 article, first aug 10 · 9:00 pm.
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