{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/aoc-calls-early-progressive-rhetoric-crazy-in-interview-on-wisconsin-candidate","slug":"aoc-calls-early-progressive-rhetoric-crazy-in-interview-on-wisconsin-candidate","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/aoc-calls-early-progressive-rhetoric-crazy-in-interview-on-wisconsin-candidate","title":"AOC calls early progressive rhetoric 'crazy' in interview on Wisconsin candidate","subtitle":"Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from past defund-the-police positions while discussing Francesca Hong’s campaign","excerpt":"US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC’s “This Week” that the first wave of progressive rhetoric, which she labelled “Woke 1”, was “crazy”. She made the remark while discussing Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, who has faced criticism for past social media posts calling to abolish prisons and cancel Thanksgiving.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T17:46:23.220Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-10T15:03:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-13T00:45:43.623Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":87,"hype":55,"notes":{"trust":"Two independent full reports name AOC, Chi Ossé, and the ABC interview, giving 68 trust points.","critic":"Context explained, AOC quoted, facts separated, and clear writing raise critic score to 87.","hype":"Right‑leaning digests use sensational headlines, but core facts are modest, resulting in 55 hype."}},"tags":["#AlexandriaOcasioCortez","#WisconsinPrimary","#DemocraticSocialists","#ProgressiveRhetoric","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez","Francesca Hong","Chi Ossé","Democratic Socialists of America","ABC’s This Week","Wisconsin"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on ABC’s “This Week” that “Woke 1 was crazy”, quoting a phrase first used by New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé.","She was responding to questions about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, who has faced criticism for past social media posts calling to abolish prisons and cancel Thanksgiving.","Ocasio-Cortez stated she has not endorsed any candidate in the Wisconsin race and is focused on winning back Congress.","Right-rated outlets led on Ocasio-Cortez’s remark and her past support for defunding police; left-rated outlets emphasised her defence of evolving positions."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” on 10 August 2026 that the first wave of progressive rhetoric, which she called “Woke 1”, was “crazy”. The remark came during a discussion about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the state’s primary on 12 August 2026."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hong has faced criticism for past social media posts, including one calling for the abolition of prisons and another calling for the cancellation of Thanksgiving. Ocasio-Cortez was asked by co-host Jonathan Karl to comment on Hong’s positions. She responded by quoting New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé, who had written in a May 2026 social media post that “Woke 1 was crazyyyy”."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ocasio-Cortez said she had not endorsed any candidate in the Wisconsin race and was focused on “winning back the Congress”. She also stated that she is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City chapter, not the national organisation, and does not agree with all of its positions. The national DSA has declined to endorse Hong."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned that Ocasio-Cortez stated she had not endorsed any candidate in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race. None of the left-rated reports quoted the national Democratic Socialists of America’s refusal to endorse Hong."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"the Aspen beat","url":"https://theaspenbeat.com/2026/08/14/meet-the-new-woke-same-as-the-old-woke","headline":"Woke — and still crazy after all these years","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T13:45:31.000Z"},{"sourceName":"KSNV","url":"https://news3lv.com/news/nation-world/critics-say-aoc-is-distancing-from-some-past-progressive-stances-as-miller-blasts-remarks","headline":"Critics say AOC is distancing from some past progressive stances as Miller blasts remarks","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T17:43:49.000Z"},{"sourceName":"CBS Austin","url":"https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/critics-say-aoc-is-distancing-from-some-past-progressive-stances-as-miller-blasts-remarks","headline":"Critics say AOC is distancing from some past progressive stances as Miller blasts remarks","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T17:43:49.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WGME","url":"https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/critics-say-aoc-is-distancing-from-some-past-progressive-stances-as-miller-blasts-remarks","headline":"Critics say AOC is distancing from some past progressive stances as Miller blasts remarks","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T17:43:49.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Jewish Insider","url":"https://jewishinsider.com/2026/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-israel-antisemitism-woke-politics","headline":"Woke 2.0 trades identity politics for Israel bashing","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T10:47:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Daily Kos","url":"https://dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/12/800083265/elections/aoc-laughs-off-woke-1-0-but-few-find-it-so-funny","headline":"AOC laughs off ‘Woke 1.0’—but few find it so funny","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T00:01:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Gothamist","url":"https://gothamist.com/news/is-woke-a-joke-aoc-sparks-debate-among-nyc-progressives-about-liberal-excess","headline":"Is 'woke' a joke? 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