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The record of what the American press got wrong, and who it helped
Who it helped

Who it helped, by grade

Retracted, debunked, unproven and bad-call stories, split by party.

Helped DemocratsHelped RepublicansHelped neither
RetractedRetracted: 72 helped Democrats72Retracted: 31 helped Republicans31Retracted: 25 helped Neither party25128DebunkedDebunked: 39 helped Democrats39Debunked: 11 helped Republicans11Debunked: 4 helped Neither party54UnprovenUnproven: 19 helped Democrats19Unproven: 4 helped RepublicansUnproven: 3 helped Neither party26Bad CallBad Call: 40 helped Democrats40Bad Call: 8 helped Republicans8Bad Call: 3 helped Neither party51
Show the numbers
GradeDemocratsRepublicansNeither
Retracted723125
Debunked39114
Unproven1943
Bad Call4083
Source: The Propaganda Files · thepropagandafiles.com/charts
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