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Ted Cruz Defends Trump's Account of His 9/11 Experience
Ted Cruz defended Donald Trump’s account of being carried to safety after 9/11, while coverage reported no supporting evidence. The coverage centers on the unsupported account and criticism of Cruz’s defense.
Lead article · The IndependentTed Cruz ridiculed for defending Trump 9/11 claimsOUTLETSOUTLETS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN3 RATED · 1 UNRATED
THE FRAME50% · AVG CRED 47
“Condemning Cruz’s defense”
1 MORE LEFT
Crooks and LiarsWED 2:15 PMTed Cruz Rides To The Rescue Of Trump's Appalling 9/11 LieCruzBad lookCRED 40UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 1 MEMBER
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
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R · TX · COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
Defended Trump’s account of being carried away by firefighters after 9/11 and urged critics to give him the benefit of the doubt.
NAMED BY 4 OF 4
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▼ MOSTLY BAD2 OF 2 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 2 of 2 outlets.
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▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
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NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
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LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YETRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first wed 7:13 am. center: 1 article, first wed 10:45 am. unrated: 1 article, first thu 7:21 am.
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