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He also claimed that the country music star \"really liked me.\""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Dolly Parton's family announced her death on August 25, following a brief struggle with cancer. She was 80 years old. In response to her passing, Trump mandated that American flags be flown at half-mast nationwide in her memory."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Hindustan Times reported that Trump said Parton \"really liked me\" and \"was also of the opinion ‒ you know, the 50%, who needs to lose? I don't think it's 50, I think it's probably 20% of the fans, OK? Not 50.\" The New Republic stated that Trump is claiming Parton was a secret fan, adding that \"Nothing she said or advocated for gives that indication.\" We Got This Covered reported that Trump claimed Parton was a fan, adding, \"There is no evidence whatsoever that Parton 'liked' Trump.\""},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned that Donald Trump mandated American flags be flown at half-mast nationwide in Dolly Parton's memory."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"New York Magazine","url":"https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-finds-way-to-make-dolly-partons-death-about-him.html","headline":"Trump Finds Way to Make Dolly Parton’s Death About Him","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T16:24:03.555Z"},{"sourceName":"Hindustan Times","url":"https://hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-says-dolly-partons-death-feels-like-losing-a-member-of-the-family-claims-she-really-liked-me-101787758180612.html","headline":"Trump says Dolly Parton's death feels like losing ‘a member of the family’, claims ‘she really liked me’","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T15:44:35.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Internewscast","url":"https://internewscast.com/news/us/trump-says-dolly-parton-liked-him-but-worried-about-alienating-fans","headline":"Trump Says Dolly Parton Liked Him but Worried About Alienating Fans","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T15:11:58.000Z"},{"sourceName":"We Got This Covered","url":"https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/she-really-liked-me-donald-trump-claims-dolly-parton-was-a-fan-of-his-despite-her-firm-refusal-to-ever-praise-him","headline":"'She really liked me': Donald Trump claims Dolly Parton was a fan of his despite her firm refusal to ever praise him","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T14:42:36.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The New Republic","url":"https://newrepublic.com/post/214768/trump-dolly-parton","headline":"Trump Brags About How Much Dolly Parton Liked Him—Here Are the Facts","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Political Wire","url":"https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/26/trump-says-dolly-parton-really-liked-me","headline":"Trump Says Dolly Parton ‘Really Liked Me’","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T11:14:09.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Crooks and Liars","url":"https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2026/08/trump-remembers-dolly-parton-only-way","headline":"Trump Remembers Dolly Parton In The Only Way Trump Can: By Talking About Himself","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-26T09:58:26.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":57,"centre":43,"right":0},"count":{"left":4,"centre":3,"right":0},"totalSources":7,"untracked":0,"rated":7,"observedAt":"2026-08-26T19:15:47.500741+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-08-26T20:15:31.910Z","closedAt":null,"checks":8,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Left-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's claim that Dolly Parton \"really liked me.\" New York Magazine stated that Trump \"finds a way to make Dolly Parton’s death about him,\" noting his initial remarks were appropriate before he made the claim without evidence. 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