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Who it helped

Who the errors helped, year by year

Graded Big Lies stories by the year they were first reported.

Helped DemocratsHelped RepublicansHelped neither
2005: 1 helped Republicans120052012: 10 helped Democrats2012: 7 helped Republicans2012: 3 helped Neither party2020122013: 3 helped Democrats2013: 4 helped Republicans2013: 5 helped Neither party1220132014: 8 helped Democrats2014: 3 helped Republicans1120142015: 11 helped Democrats2015: 4 helped Republicans2015: 7 helped Neither party2220152016: 22 helped Democrats2016: 4 helped Republicans2016: 2 helped Neither party2820162017: 24 helped Democrats2017: 8 helped Republicans3220172018: 19 helped Democrats2018: 1 helped Republicans2018: 1 helped Neither party2120182019: 16 helped Democrats2019: 2 helped Republicans2019: 1 helped Neither party1920192020: 21 helped Democrats2020: 6 helped Republicans2020: 1 helped Neither party2820202021: 10 helped Democrats2021: 5 helped Republicans1520212022: 2 helped Democrats2022: 3 helped Republicans2022: 2 helped Neither party720222023: 2 helped Democrats2023: 2 helped Republicans2023: 4 helped Neither party820232024: 14 helped Democrats2024: 3 helped Neither party1720242025: 5 helped Democrats2025: 3 helped Republicans2025: 3 helped Neither party1120252026: 3 helped Democrats2026: 1 helped Republicans2026: 3 helped Neither party72026
Show the numbers
YearDemocratsRepublicansNeither
2005010
20121073
2013345
2014830
20151147
20162242
20172480
20181911
20191621
20202161
20211050
2022232
2023224
20241403
2025533
2026313
Source: The Propaganda Files · thepropagandafiles.com/charts
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