Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda?

Of the 35 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 74% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 37. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 74% of the 35 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 Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda biased?

Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda is one event reported by 37 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 Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda?

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 Hasan Piker says US causes more deaths than al-Qaeda?

37 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 Hasan Piker say about the US and al-Qaeda?

Hasan Piker stated that the United States is "pound for pound" worse than al-Qaeda in terms of the number of deaths caused. He cited a February air strike on a school in Minab, Iran, as an example of US actions he described as terrorism.

Why are Republicans criticising Hasan Piker's comments?

Republicans have used Piker's statements to portray the Democratic Party's left flank as too extreme. They have also criticised Democratic candidates for their ties to him, particularly in the lead-up to the midterm elections.

How has Abdul El-Sayed responded to scrutiny over his ties to Hasan Piker?

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has faced questions about his association with Piker. While some reports indicate he has resisted calls to fully denounce Piker and defended him, others state he publicly rejected Piker's claim about the US.