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🪜 Its family

what it rests on, what rests on it, and the motifs that answer it

🎙️ Who it came up with

the shows we follow where its claims came up, by the show's lean

"Came up on" means one of its claims was heard on the show: told, reported or argued against. We don't yet mark which. Show leans are our own grouping of the shows we transcribe.

📰 In the news

the stories its claims were told about, the most told first (matched by our tools, so a link can be wrong)

• 📰 Polls show Democrats gaining in key Senate races 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-04
• 📰 Elon Musk donates over $276 million to GOP in midterms 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-15
• 📰 Brazil holds presidential election with Lula and Bolsonaro in runoff 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-07
• 📰 Quebec separatist party wins provincial election 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-07
• 📰 Serbia's student-backed movement wins election 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-28

🧶 Its claims

what's been told in this shape, newest first, in our words, with where each was heard

• 2026-10-27 “Democratic voters are turning out at presidential-level rates, giving Democrats a significant advantage in the House and statewide races.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-27 “A political bloodbath is coming for Republicans in the upcoming election.”
  🎙️ Breaking Points 🎙️ The Mark Levin Show
• 2026-10-25 “A student-led movement is challenging Aleksandar Vučić in the Serbian parliamentary elections.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-24 “Democrats believe Texas could be a new battleground for success in the governor and Senate races.”
  🎙️ 1A (WAMU/NPR) 🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ The Michael Berry Show 🎙️ The Daily (NYT)
• 2026-10-24 “Republicans are gaining momentum in the election race.”
  🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ The Michael Berry Show 🎙️ Bannon's War Room 🎙️ The Benny Show
• 2026-10-24 “Marine Le Pen is gaining support because scenes of chaos and looting benefit the far right.”
  🎙️ 1A (WAMU/NPR) 🎙️ Up First (NPR)
• 2026-10-23 “The student-led opposition movement has a real chance to win the upcoming elections and end Aleksandar Vučić’s regime to bring democracy back to Serbia.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-23 “Democrats can reach a secure Senate majority if they win specific key states like Alaska, Texas, and Ohio.”
  🎙️ The Bulwark Podcast 🎙️ Breaking Points
• 2026-10-22 “Marine Le Pen is a right-wing candidate on immigration and crime who may become president due to riots.”
  🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ The Jesse Kelly Show
• 2026-10-22 “Democrats are seeing momentum in key states and hope to widen their map.”
  🎙️ Morning Wire 🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast 🎙️ The Dispatch Podcast 🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ Breaking Points 🎙️ The Majority Report (podcast) 🎙️ Bannon's War Room
• 2026-10-21 “Polling shows a massive shift toward Democrats as Trump's popularity drops.”
  🎙️ The Kyle Kulinski Show
• 2026-10-20 “The Democratic Socialists of America has experienced startling growth across the nation.”
  🎙️ Morning Wire
• 2026-10-20 “Democrats have strong momentum in Ohio due to high turnout in Harris counties.”
  🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton
• 2026-10-15 “Paxton is gaining momentum in Texas due to incoming money and the absence of Tallarico.”
  🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton
• 2026-10-14 “Special election results show a significant shift in voter sentiment toward Democrats compared to previous general elections.”
  🎙️ David Pakman Show (podcast)
• 2026-10-13 “Republicans are gaining momentum due to Elon Musk's money and Trump's campaigning.”
  🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ Today, Explained 🎙️ The Adam Mockler Show
• 2026-10-12 “The South Carolina Senate race is potentially in play for Democrats despite Trump's large margin in the state.”
  🎙️ The Bulwark Podcast
• 2026-10-08 “Right-leaning leaders have been rising in several Latin American countries recently.”
  🎙️ Morning Wire
• 2026-10-08 “Right-wing political movements are gaining significant momentum across South America.”
  🎙️ Louder with Crowder
• 2026-10-07 “The Parti Québécois has formed a minority government in Quebec, marking a political comeback and setting the stage for a potential third sovereignty referendum.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-07 “It is very likely that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives.”
  🎙️ The Majority Report (podcast) 🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ Breaking Points
• 2026-10-07 “Democrats have a favorable momentum in the midterm elections.”
  🎙️ Up First (NPR) 🎙️ Clay Travis & Buck Sexton 🎙️ David Pakman Show (podcast) 🎙️ Know Your Enemy 🎙️ The Remnant 🎙️ Fox News Rundown
• 2026-10-07 “Democratic candidates in Texas are leading Republican incumbents in recent polling.”
  🎙️ The Mark Levin Show 🎙️ Politico Playbook 🎙️ Bannon's War Room 🎙️ No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen 🎙️ The Michael Berry Show 🎙️ Timcast IRL (podcast)
• 2026-10-06 “Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil's presidential election, leading the incumbent president Lula da Silva in a highly polarized race.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-06 “Democrats are leading or tied in several key Senate races in red states.”
  🎙️ Pod Save America 🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast
• 2026-10-06 “The Bolsonaro movement in Brazil is resilient.”
  🎙️ Bannon's War Room 🎙️ Morning Wire
• 2026-10-05 “Texas is becoming a key Democratic stronghold and a major threat to the GOP's future in national politics.” 🧶 people online
• 2026-10-05 “The recent elections in Brazil resulted in a massive landslide victory for the right-wing movement.”
  🎙️ The Benny Show 🎙️ Bannon's War Room
• 2026-10-05 “Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed the incumbent Lula in the first round of the Brazilian election.”
  🎙️ Up First (NPR) 🎙️ Louder with Crowder
• 2026-10-05 “Democrats are currently favored to retake the United States Senate.”
  🎙️ Today, Explained 🎙️ The Majority Report (podcast)

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