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Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough discussed the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee during Election Day coverage.

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What this story says

  • MSNBC host Joe Scarborough discussed the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee on Election Day.
  • Scarborough stated that Pat McAfee is 'ruining College GameDay,' according to multiple reports.
  • The comments were made during the 'Morning Joe' program on Election Day in the United States.
  • The story was covered by several right-rated and centre-rated outlets, but no left-rated outlets.

Who covered it

Left 14%(1)Centre 29%(2)Right 57%(4)

Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

30/100

Craft

50/100

Hype

65/100

9 sources · methodology

On Election Day in the United States, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough linked the day's voting to the 'manosphere' and criticized ESPN personality Pat McAfee. Scarborough, appearing on the 'Morning Joe' program, stated that voters might be heading to the polls with a mission to 'bury' the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee. He also claimed that McAfee is 'ruining College GameDay.'

Disagreement on the focus of Election Day discussion

While multiple reports indicate Joe Scarborough discussed Pat McAfee and the 'manosphere' on Election Day, the emphasis varies. Some digests suggest the comments were part of a broader Election Day rant, with voters potentially aiming to reject the 'manosphere.' Other reports highlight that the 'Morning Joe' broadcast briefly shifted from election coverage to discuss McAfee's role on 'College GameDay.'

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated or right-rated digests mentioned the specific context of the midterm elections or other issues weighing on voters' minds, as suggested by the Whiskey Riff digest. No left-rated outlet ran this story.

Tags:#JoeScarborough#PatMcAfee#Manosphere#ElectionDay#MorningJoe#CollegeGameday

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 4 Nov 2026, 03:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on Joe Scarborough's criticism of Pat McAfee. Awful Announcing noted that Scarborough 'torched' McAfee for 'ruining College GameDay' during Election Day coverage on 'Morning Joe.' BVM Sports US stated that 'Morning Joe' spent part of its broadcast criticizing McAfee's role on ESPN's 'College GameDay,' with Scarborough saying McAfee is hurting the show. The Comeback reported that 'MS NOW' anchors discussed Pat McAfee 'ruining College GameDay' on Election Day.

Right

4 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports highlighted Joe Scarborough's linkage of Election Day to the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee. Digests from wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, and democraticaccent.com stated that Scarborough linked Election Day to 'wiping out Pat McAfee and the manosphere.' Fox News reported that Scarborough used his 'Morning Joe' Election Day rant to claim Pat McAfee is 'ruining GameDay' and that voters could reject the 'manosphere.' The New York Times Post digest also noted Scarborough's claim that McAfee was 'ruining GameDay.'

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee?
Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 57% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee biased?
Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee is one event reported by 9 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 outlets covered Scarborough Links Election Day to 'Manosphere' and Pat McAfee?
9 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 did Joe Scarborough say on Election Day?
On Election Day, Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' stated that voters might be heading to the polls with a mission to 'bury' the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee. He also claimed that Pat McAfee is 'ruining College GameDay.'
Which outlets reported on Joe Scarborough's comments?
Reports on Joe Scarborough's comments were published by several right-rated outlets including wfmd.com, nytimespost.com, Fox News, and democraticaccent.com. Centre-rated outlets Awful Announcing, BVM Sports US, and The Comeback also covered the story.
Did any left-rated outlets report on this story?
No left-rated outlets reported on Joe Scarborough's comments linking Election Day to the 'manosphere' and Pat McAfee. This absence of coverage from left-rated outlets is a notable omission in the reporting.

Read it at the source

9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

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Centre

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Right

4

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2

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