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UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff

The UN office stated that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse.

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What this story says

  • The UN human rights office condemned racist abuse directed at Coco Gauff on social media.
  • The office stated that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse.
  • Coco Gauff reported receiving racist comments following a controversial point in her China Open match.
  • The UN human rights office called for solidarity to push back against racism and sexism in sport.

Who covered it

Left 63%(5)Centre 37%(3)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

15/100

8 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The United Nations' human rights office has condemned racist abuse directed at tennis player Coco Gauff. The office stated that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse. Gauff reported receiving racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match.

The UN human rights office, led by High Commissioner Volker Türk, issued a social media post detailing the "appalling" messages. The office stated that there is no place in sport for racial or sexist slurs and abuse. It called for players, coaches, and sports bodies to stand up for those facing attacks and for fans to push back against racism and sexism.

Coverage comparison

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated reports mentioned the UN human rights office's condemnation of racist abuse against Coco Gauff or its call for solidarity. The right-rated reports also did not mention the UN office's statement that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 10 Oct 2026, 14:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

5 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led with the UN human rights office's condemnation of racist abuse against Coco Gauff and its call for solidarity. These reports included the statement that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse. They also noted Gauff received racist comments on social media after a controversial point in her China Open match.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports focused on the UN human rights office's condemnation of racist abuse directed at Coco Gauff and its call for solidarity to combat racism and sexism in sport. These reports mentioned Gauff received racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff?
Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 0% 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 UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff biased?
UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff is one event reported by 8 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 UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff?
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 UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse of Coco Gauff?
8 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 the UN human rights office say about Coco Gauff?
The UN human rights office condemned the racist abuse directed at Coco Gauff on social media. It stated that Black female athletes are specifically targeted for vitriol and racial abuse and called for solidarity to push back against racism and sexism in sport.
What did Coco Gauff report?
Coco Gauff reported receiving an "insane" amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match. She later stated she had "no energy" and felt as though she would pass out after a subsequent match.
What is the UN human rights office calling for?
The UN human rights office is calling for solidarity to help push back against racism and sexism in sport. It stated that players, coaches, and sports bodies need to stand up for those facing attacks and that fans need to push back against those who sully sport with racism and sexism.

Read it at the source

8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

5

Centre

3

Right

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Not rated

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

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