Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else'

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else'?

Of the 22 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 5% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else' left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 86% of the 22 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else' biased?

Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else' is one event reported by 26 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 Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else'?

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 Judge Judy: 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else'?

26 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 Judge Judy say about people who dislike the US?

Judge Judy Sheindlin stated, 'If you don't like this country, go somewhere else.' She made these remarks during an interview with USA Today, defending capitalism and criticising trends toward absolute equality.

When were these comments made?

Judge Judy Sheindlin made these remarks in an interview with USA Today that took place ahead of a CBS special celebrating her 30th anniversary on television.

Did any centre-rated outlets cover this story?

No centre-rated outlets reported on Judge Judy Sheindlin's comments. The story was covered by two left-rated outlets and 14 right-rated outlets.