Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero pumpkin

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How did the left and right cover Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero…?

Of the 73 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 53% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 10% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 80. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 73 rated outlets on this story, 53% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 10% 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 Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero… biased?

Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero pumpkin is one event reported by 80 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 Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Trump administration posts images of accused fraudster with sombrero…?

80 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 images did the Trump administration post online?

The Trump administration's online accounts circulated images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween-themed background around a Black man accused of food assistance fraud. Another post showed a pumpkin with a sombrero carved into it and the words 'Spooky szn is here.'

Who is the Black man featured in the posts?

The Black man featured in the posts is Mercedes Reshard New, also known as 'Shawty Dred.' He was arrested on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in SNAP benefits.

What was the reaction to these posts?

Critics slammed the social media posts as inflammatory rhetoric. The posts coincided with the government’s campaign to show aggressive immigration enforcement and efforts to crack down on fraud, leading to accusations of racism and political motivation.