Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed

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How did the left and right cover Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 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 Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed biased?

Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed is one event reported by 6 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 Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed?

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 Hot Air reports alleged Muslim Brotherhood links of Dr Abdul El‑Sayed?

6 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 Jay O'Brien say about the claim linking El‑Sayed to extremism?

Jay O'Brien told viewers on "Good Morning America" that Rogers was trying to link Dr Abdul El‑Sayed to Islamic extremism without any evidence, repeating the criticism that the allegation lacked factual support.

Which organisations does El‑Sayed’s father‑in‑law sit on the board of?

Tayeb Jukaku, El‑Sayed’s father‑in‑law, serves on the boards of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America, groups the Hot Air report describes as subsidiaries of the Muslim Brotherhood.

What did the 2012 open letter signed by El‑Sayed request?

The 2012 letter, signed while El‑Sayed was in medical school, asked Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to purge the media and police of supporters of the former dictatorship, a request the report links to the Muslim Brotherhood’s political agenda.

Did any centre‑leaning media cover these allegations?

According to the analysis, no centre‑rated outlets published the story, meaning their readers did not receive coverage of the alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections to Dr Abdul El‑Sayed.