Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar'

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How did the left and right cover Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar'?

Of the 86 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 27% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 30% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 138. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar' left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 86 rated outlets on this story, 27% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 30% 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 Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar' biased?

Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar' is one event reported by 138 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 Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar'?

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 Iran's Revolutionary Guards label Trump 'big liar'?

138 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.

Who called Donald Trump a 'big liar'?

Iran's Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi called US President Donald Trump a 'big liar'. He also stated that the US has failed in its military campaign against Iran and should leave the region, accusing Trump of concealing the truth from Americans.

What did Hossein Mohebbi accuse Donald Trump of?

Hossein Mohebbi accused Donald Trump of concealing the truth from Americans about Iran's nuclear programme and the effectiveness of Iran's blockade of energy supplies from the Gulf. He also stated that the US has failed in its military campaign against Iran.

Did any outlets report on oil exports?

CNBC-TV18 reported that oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz are set to hit almost 10 million barrels per day. This detail was not mentioned in any of the other 17 reports analysed.