Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair, mocked online

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair…?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 8% are rated centre, 92% 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 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 92% of the 12 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 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair… biased?

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair, mocked online is one event reported by 12 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 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair…?

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 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey dances at Black Entrepreneur State Fair…?

12 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 Jacob Frey do at the Black Entrepreneur State Fair?

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey danced at the Black Entrepreneur State Fair on 14 August 2026. Videos show him moving awkwardly to a hip-hop beat in a mostly empty parking lot, wearing a button-down shirt and khakis. Social media users mocked his performance, calling it stiff and lacking rhythm.

Which outlets covered Jacob Frey’s dance at the Black Entrepreneur State Fair?

Six right-rated outlets covered the story, including the New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, and The Daily Wire. All focused on the mockery of Frey’s dance moves. No left- or centre-rated outlets reported on the event, making this a notable gap in coverage.

Has Jacob Frey been criticised for dancing before?

Yes. The New York Post reported that Frey has faced criticism for his dance moves in the past. In 2025, he was mocked during a Somali Independence Day celebration and a reelection campaign event, where his performances were described as awkward and embarrassing.