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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 2 RIGHT · Sep 14, 1:56 AM

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Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a 'problem'

Politico and Mediaite describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe morning after the Texas Longhorns pulled off a major comeback to upset Ohio State, French shared a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering in burnt orange gears from the stands.
What changedThe left frames it as "Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post". The right frames it as "Texas GOP Candidate Condemned By Fellow Republicans for ‘Racist’ Post About Non-White Stu...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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64WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post". The right frames it as "Texas GOP Candidate Condemned By Fellow Republicans for ‘Racist’ Post About Non-White Stu...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 13, 7:43 PM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.

Sep 13, 7:57 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Sep 13, 8:22 PM: The Daily Beast joined the source map.

Sep 13, 10:00 PM: Politico joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 64/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-right ·News report
Mediaite1h ago

Texas GOP Candidate Condemned By Fellow Republicans for ‘Racist’ Post About Non-White Students: ‘Makes Me Sick’

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) denounced GOP candidate Bo French for posting a "racist" picture where he complained about a bunch of non-white Texas students The post Texas GOP Candidate Condemned...

Open source
Center-left ·News report
Politico1h ago

Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post

Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric.

Open source
Center-left ·News report
The Daily Beast3h ago

MAGA Candidate’s Vile Racism Called Out by Fellow Republican

Callaghan O'Hare / REUTERS One MAGA candidate’s post on X has turned into a Texas Republican civil war. Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, posted a photo of...

Open source
Center-right ·News report
Al.com (Alabama News)4h ago

Candidate blasted for ‘intolerance and racism’ after post about University of Texas fans

“I heard UT graduation this year looked like this... The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.”

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Center ·News report
KXAN (Nexstar, Austin)4h ago

Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a 'problem'

The morning after the Texas Longhorns pulled off a major comeback to upset Ohio State, French shared a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering in burnt orange gears from the stand...

Open source