Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results?

Of the 20 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 15% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 20 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 Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results biased?

Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results is one event reported by 22 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 Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results?

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 Mitch McConnell silent when asked about midterm election results?

22 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 happened when a reporter approached Mitch McConnell?

Reporter Kilmeny Duchardt approached Senator Mitch McConnell, who was 84 years old and being pushed in a wheelchair, to ask him about the midterm election results. McConnell did not respond to her questions. The encounter was captured on video.

How did social media react to the video of Mitch McConnell?

One version of the video showing Senator Mitch McConnell's silent reaction to the reporter's questions received more than 2 million reactions on social media. This widespread attention has led to renewed discussion about his health.

Did any outlets report on the specific midterm election results?

No, none of the reports analysed mentioned the specific results of the midterm elections. The focus remained on Senator McConnell's reaction and the video of the encounter.