Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 33. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 12 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest biased?

Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest is one event reported by 33 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Cilia Flores has heart condition, son says; US denies house arrest?

33 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is Cilia Flores' medical condition?

Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the son of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, stated that his mother, Cilia Flores, has a "very delicate heart condition" and requires surgery. Some reports specify this as a prolapsed heart.

Why is Cilia Flores in prison?

Cilia Flores is being held in a U.S. prison in New York pending a drug-trafficking trial. She was arrested in January.

Has there been a request for her release?

Yes, Nicolas Maduro Guerra requested that Cilia Flores be placed under house arrest for medical treatment due to her heart condition. U.S. authorities have rejected this request.