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Biden receives Planned Parenthood award

Former president urges Democrats to vote during remarks at Delaware gala

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What this story says

  • Former President Joe Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award from Planned Parenthood at a gala in Delaware on Thursday.
  • Biden urged Democrats to vote and restore dignity to elected office during his remarks at the event.
  • Former first lady Jill Biden attended the ceremony with President Biden.
  • No left-rated outlets covered the event.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 50%(8)Right 50%(8)

Percentages are shares of the 16 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 19 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

52/100

Hype

55/100

19 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

None of the 16 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Former President Joe Biden was presented with the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award by Planned Parenthood at a gala in Delaware on Thursday. He appeared alongside former first lady Jill Biden. During his remarks, Biden called on Democrats to vote and to restore dignity to elected office. He described the current period as 'dark days' but expressed confidence in the country's ability to overcome crises.

Disagreement on award name

While most reports state that Joe Biden received the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award, one right-rated outlet suggested the award should be named after Kermit Gosnell, a doctor convicted of murder and infanticide, and referred to Planned Parenthood as an 'abortion biz'. Another right-rated outlet stated the award was for his 'abortion record'.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The centre-rated digests did not mention the specific name of the award Biden received, only that it was a service award from Planned Parenthood. The right-rated digests did not include any direct quotes from Joe Biden's remarks at the event.

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Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 27 Sept 2026, 15:45, 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

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

8 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports focused on Joe Biden receiving the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award from Planned Parenthood and his subsequent remarks. These reports highlighted Biden's call for Democrats to vote and to restore dignity to elected office, framing the current times as 'dark days'. The presence of Jill Biden at the event was also noted. The reports mentioned Biden's lament over the Supreme Court decision that overturned abortion rights nationally and its impact on state-level restrictions.

Right

8 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on Joe Biden receiving an award from Planned Parenthood, often referring to the organization as an 'abortion giant' or 'abortion biz'. These reports frequently questioned Biden's status as a 'faithful Catholic' given the award. Some digests suggested the award ceremony did not go well or that Biden delivered a 'rambling' or 'incoherent' speech. One report suggested the award should be named after Kermit Gosnell, and another stated the award was for his 'abortion record'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Biden receives Planned Parenthood award?
Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 19. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Biden receives Planned Parenthood award left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 16 rated outlets on this story, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Biden receives Planned Parenthood award biased?
Biden receives Planned Parenthood award is one event reported by 19 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 Biden receives Planned Parenthood award?
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 Biden receives Planned Parenthood award?
19 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 award did Joe Biden receive?
Former President Joe Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award from Planned Parenthood at a gala in Delaware. The award honours service to the organization.
What did Joe Biden say at the event?
During his remarks, Joe Biden urged Democrats to vote and to restore dignity to elected office. He described the current period as 'dark days' but expressed optimism about the country's ability to overcome challenges.
Who else attended the award ceremony?
Former first lady Jill Biden attended the award ceremony in Delaware alongside former President Joe Biden.

Read it at the source

19 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.

Left

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Centre

8

Right

8

Not rated

3

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