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The Texas Tribune says "racist post", the Washington Examiner says "race-baiting post"

Five reports cover a Texas Republican candidate's post about Asian students at a Longhorns game. Three call it racist in their own voice, one puts the word in the critics' mouths, one calls it race-baiting. None gives a number for the Republicans who condemned him.

Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State
Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State as published by The Texas Tribune · seen at The Texas Tribune
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The post. Bo French, a Republican running for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photograph of students celebrating a University of Texas win over Ohio State and said it showed "how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners." Four reports describe the same image and the same claim. One quotes the sentence.

The word. The five reports do not agree on what to call it, or on who is in the picture.

Report What it calls the post Who it says is in the photograph
The Texas Tribune "racist post" not said
The Washington Post "racist posts" "students"
The New York Times "Racist Social Media Post" not said
The Hill "calling it racist" — the critics' word "students of South Asian descent"
Washington Examiner "race-baiting post" "apparently Asian American students"

The split. The Washington Examiner is the only report that names Republicans on both sides: Gov. Greg Abbott distancing himself, Sen. John Cornyn saying "this is how great political parties self-destruct", and the activist Jack Posobiec saying the critics are "bought by the mass immigration cartel". The Texas Tribune is the only one that carries French's answer — on a conservative radio show he called the politicians criticising him "less-conservative people".

Not settled. How many Texas Republicans condemned him. No report we hold gives a number; The New York Times says "many", "some in more direct terms than others". Abbott's and Cornyn's words appear in one report only, so we hold no second account of them. We could not fetch Reuters or MSNBC on this — that is not the same as their having said nothing.

What this is about. A Republican running for statewide office in Texas posted a photograph of Asian students at a university football game and said it showed Americans being displaced by foreigners. His own party is now arguing about him.

How it got here. The Texas Railroad Commission, despite its name, regulates the state's oil and gas industry. Its three commissioners are elected statewide, which makes the seat one of the standard routes into Texas-wide politics. Bo French is a Republican candidate for it — "a little-known candidate for statewide office", the Washington Examiner calls him. The photograph was taken at a University of Texas at Austin game; the Longhorns are the flagship public university's team, and the reports place the post after a win over Ohio State.

The row lands in a party already arguing about immigration. The Washington Examiner reports that where Republicans once courted Indian-American voters, "the relationship has soured in parts of the state", with some of the same voices moving from Muslims to Indian Americans and to H-1B visas for skilled workers, particularly around Frisco — about 19% Indian, the Examiner says, citing the latest Census Bureau estimates. It dates that shift to the week before: at the Texas Republicans' midterm convention, Sen. Ted Cruz attacked what he called a "red-green alliance" and Gov. Greg Abbott promised to ban Sharia in the state.

Who is in it. French, the candidate. Texas Republican officeholders, who must decide whether to condemn him. Activists in the MAGA movement, who argue the condemnations are the real betrayal. Abbott and Sen. John Cornyn — who lost his primary — are the named critics.

What is at stake. Texas votes in November, and immigration is one of the issues it votes on. We reported on 11 September that the state's Senate race is close, with no poll named by either outlet we held.

Where it stands. French has not retreated. On a conservative radio show he called the politicians criticising him "less-conservative people".

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • What each outlet calls the post — racist, race-baiting, or what the critics called it
  • Who the students in the photograph are said to be
  • Which Texas Republicans condemned French, and how many
  • French's own answer, and the conservative backlash against his critics
One photograph, five descriptionsSide by side
OutletWhat it calls the postWho is in the photographQuotes the post's words?
The Texas Tribune"racist post" — its own voicenot saidno
The Washington Post"racist posts" — its own voice"students", not further describedyes
The New York Times"Racist Social Media Post" — its own voicenot saidno
The Hill"calling it racist" — attributed to Texas Republicans"students of South Asian descent"no
Washington Examiner"race-baiting post""apparently Asian American students"no
Framing measured from the published text, with the quote attached. Not a rating of any outlet.
Sources The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the five reports do with the wordChart
Counted across the five reports we hold on this event.
Sources The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Thirteen hours, and the story changes shapeTimeline
  1. 2026-09-1403:17 published time The New York Times Headlines the post as racist and says many Republicans criticised it, some in more direct terms than others no number givenNobody is named as condemning him.
  2. 2026-09-1413:58 published time The Hill Reports Texas Republicans condemning the candidate, "calling it racist", and says the students are of South Asian descentThe word is the critics', not the report's.
  3. 2026-09-1415:05 published time The Washington Post Quotes the post: the photograph showed "how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners"The only report that carries the words themselves.
  4. 2026-09-1416:02 published time The Texas Tribune Reports French standing by the post on a conservative radio show, calling his critics "less-conservative people"The only report that carries his answer.
  5. 2026-09-1416:04 published time Washington Examiner Frames it as MAGAworld splitting over a race-baiting post, and quotes the backlash against the critics at length about 19% of Frisco is IndianTwo minutes after the Tribune, a different story.
Times as published by each outlet, in UTC.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One report in five quotes what the post said

Five reports cover the row; one carries the candidate's own words about Americans being displaced by foreigners. The rest paraphrase — a racist post, a race-baiting post, disparaging comments. Three of the five never say who is in the photograph they are describing.

5 reports held on this row 1 reports quoting the words of the post 3 reports that never say who is in the photograph

Racist, race-baiting, or what the critics called it

Three reports call the post racist in their own voice, one attributes the word to the Republicans who used it, and one calls it race-baiting. The counting of critics is vaguer than the labelling: one report says many Republicans criticised the post, some in more direct terms than others, and gives no number. One report quotes the backlash against the critics at greater length than the criticism itself.

3 reports calling the post racist in their own voice 1 reports attributing the word to the critics 0 reports giving a number of Republican critics
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Bo French posted a photo of students celebrating a University of Texas football win and said it showed how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.
The Washington Post quotes the post directly, and The Hill, the Texas Tribune and the Washington Examiner each describe the same image of South Asian students at a Longhorns game with the same claim attached. No report we hold disputes the wording.
Checked against 4 sources:
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Sen. John Cornyn said the episode is how great political parties self-destruct, and Gov. Greg Abbott distanced himself from the post.
Only the Washington Examiner names and quotes Cornyn and Abbott; The New York Times says many Republicans criticised the post, some more directly than others, without naming them, and The Hill and The Washington Post report the condemnation in general terms. One account is not corroboration.
Checked against 4 sources:
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified French stood by the post, saying the politicians who criticised him were less-conservative people.
Only the Texas Tribune reports the radio interview and the quote; no other report we hold on this event carries French's response. The Washington Examiner reports supporters defending him but not French himself.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Texas Tribune
Centre estimate · not a score
The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

R Rob Crilly Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried×1
Asserted, not attributed A claim about what voters are hearing is written in the report's own voice.×1
Asserted not attributed A contributor states a foreign endorsement as fact, with no source×1
Claim stated flat An Iranian endorsement of Democrats is asserted with no source×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed11 unverified2 true
From 36 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
C Carlos Nogueras Ramos The Texas Tribune
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed×1
Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 11 reports we hold under this byline, at The Texas Tribune. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Amy B Wang The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Denial carried The accused's denial appears in the opening lines of this report.×1
Finding named as harassment This report says the investigation found sexual harassment.×1
Quote carried, no body held the stage words appear only in a headline×1
The accused's voice Caldwell's denial is carried×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
4 unverified3 true
From 21 reports we hold under this byline, at The Washington Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
R Ryan Mancini The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's×1
Asserted versus attributed the president's forecast carried in his own words, attributed to his post×1
Claim carried without a check a presidential forecast is the lede, with no analyst or figure against it×1
Label attributed, not asserted the word racist is placed in the critics' mouths×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 disputed4 unverified7 true
From 265 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
B Bayliss Wagner The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Critics counted vaguely 'many', no number×1
Vague measure "many" and "some" stand in for a count of who spoke×1
Who is named as acting the post draws condemnation; nobody condemns it×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent MAGAworld splits over Bo French’s race-baiting post Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that names Republicans on both sides — Abbott distancing himself, Cornyn warning the party will self-destruct, Posobiec calling the critics bought — and the only one that gives a figure, about 19% of
Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets, where we are still recovering from last week’s midterm convention. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we look at the race row breaking out in Texas, plus we have news on Don Jr.’s chin, and what happened when a New York fashion designer was hired by Melania Trump for her inauguration outfit. Bo French, a little-known candidate for statewide office in Texas, posts disparaging comments with an image of apparently Asian American students celebrating in the stands at a University of Texas football game. Recommended Storie
Hedge on who is in the photograph: 'apparently Asian American' — “Bo French, a little-known candidate for statewide office in Texas, posts disparaging comments with an image of apparently Asian American students celebrating in the stands at a University of Texas football game.”
Whose voice is quoted at length: the backlash to the backlash, in full — “Today we learned that many conservative officials and pundits are totally bought by the mass immigration cartel in Texas and across the American nation,”
Whose voice is quoted at length: the candidate's defenders are quoted directly and twice; he is not — ““Today we learned that many conservative officials and pundits are totally bought by the mass immigration cartel in Texas and across the American nation,” Posobiec said on X.”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/4725553/maga…
The Texas Tribune
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The Texas Tribune 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Texas Tribune → What we have measured Label applied in the outlet's voice 'racist post', unattributed ×1Label used in the report's own voice "racist post" stated flat in the headline ×1 from 215 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that carries French's answer: on a conservative radio show he called the politicians who criticised him "less-conservative people."
Never miss a story! The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter gives readers the most essential Texas news. Sign up for The Brief. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. ODESSA — Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate Bo French stood by racist remarks he made Sunday on social media that included a photo of South Asian students celebrating a football game at the University of Texas at Austin, arguing the university promotes discriminatory enrollment practices that favor students of color. Speaking Monday morning on th
Label applied in the outlet's voice: 'racist post', unattributed — “Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State”
Label used in the report's own voice: "racist post" stated flat in the headline — “Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State”
Read it at The Texas Tribune → https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17461707/bo-french-post-ut-oh…
T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that quotes the post itself: French said the photograph showed "how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners."
Bo French, a GOP candidate for Texas Railroad commissioner, posted a photo of students celebrating a football win and said it showed “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”
The words of the post carried: quoted rather than paraphrased — “posted a photo of students celebrating a football win and said it showed “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.””
The words themselves: the only report that quotes what the post said — “posted a photo of students celebrating a football win and said it showed “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.””
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/14/texas-republicans-de…
The Hill
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The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that attributes the word rather than asserting it — Texas Republicans condemned him, "calling it racist" — and it says the students are of South Asian descent.
Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned the GOP candidate running to become the state’s railroad commissioner over a post about University of Texas (UT) students of South Asian descent. Candidate Bo French’s post showed South Asian students at a Texas football game, and he suggested people of South Asian descent were taking over the student body.…
Label attributed to the critics: 'calling it racist' — “Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist”
Label attributed, not asserted: the word racist is placed in the critics' mouths — “Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6087705-gop-candidate-ut-south-as…
The New York Times
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The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Measures the criticism without counting it: "Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others." Its headline has the post drawing condemnation, with nobody named as doing the condemning.
Critics counted vaguely: 'many', no number — “Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others.”
Who is named as acting: the post draws condemnation; nobody condemns it — “Texas Republican’s Racist Social Media Post Draws Condemnation”
Vague measure: "many" and "some" stand in for a count of who spoke — “Many Republicans criticized the post, some in more direct terms than others.”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/bo-french-racist-post-republicans…
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Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 361 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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