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🗞️ Story file #790

Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clash in final Michigan Senate debate

Oct 21, 9 PM ET to Oct 22, 4 AM ET

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

  1. Oct 21, 9 PM ETfirst on a front page: Raw Story
  2. Oct 22, 2 AM ETpeak: on 20 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 21, 10 PMOct 222 AM4 AM1020leftcenterright
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 21, 9 PM to Oct 22, 4 AM ET (peak 20), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right
Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMOct 22Yahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Oct 20, 10:00 AM ET: GOP attacks on El-Sayed's Muslim faith come to a head in heated town hall exchangeYahoo News, Oct 22, 2:00 AM ET: Fights over loyalty to America, party and Trump dominate Michigan and Kansas Senate debatesYahoo News, Oct 22, 3:00 AM ET: Michigan and Kansas Senate debates expose a Republican divide over TrumpThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 21, 7:00 AM ET: ‘What are you implying?’: El-Sayed confronts critics head-on as attacks ramp upNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 21, 10:00 AM ET: Michigan Senate Polling as Rogers, El-Sayed Head into Second DebateThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 21, 7:00 PM ET: Kansas, Michigan Senate debatesRed StateRed StateRed State, Oct 21, 8:00 PM ET: Final Michigan Senate Debate Between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Promises to Be a Good OneRed State, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: Senate Final Michigan Senate Debate Between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Promises to Be a Good One DukeScripps NewsScripps NewsScripps News, Oct 21, 8:00 PM ET: America Votes El-Sayed, Rogers debate in closely watched Michigan Senate race Justin BoggsTownhallTownhallTownhall, Oct 21, 8:00 PM ET: Rogers, El-Sayed Clash Over ICE, Taxes, and Terror Ties in Michigan Senate Debate Scott McClallenNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 21, 9:00 PM ET: Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed spar in second Michigan Senate debateUSA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today, Oct 21, 9:00 PM ET: El-Sayed, Rogers trade blows over Iran war in Michigan debate: RecapNew York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 21, 9:00 PM ET: Rogers says El-Sayed is a national security ‘risk’ who’s ‘bought’ by Muslim Brotherhood in last debateFox NewsFox NewsFox News, Oct 21, 9:00 PM ET: El-Sayed erupts at GOP rival over Muslim Brotherhood accusations in fiery Senate debateFox News, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: El-Sayed erupts at Rogers over Muslim Brotherhood accusationsRaw StoryRaw StoryRaw Story, Oct 21, 9:00 PM ET: Mike Rogers' debate attack on El-Sayed instantly blows up in his face: 'Shameful!Just the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 21, 10:00 PM ET: Abdul El-Sayed slams Rogers over Muslim Brotherhood accusations during Senate debateCBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Oct 21, 10:00 PM ET: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clash in final Michigan Senate debateCBS News, Oct 22, 1:00 AM ET: Candidates clash over Trump policies, Senate control in Kansas debateWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 21, 11:00 PM ET: Abdul el Sayed, Mike Rogers clash over MAGA, Muslim Brotherhood in final Michigan Senate debateBreitbartBreitbartBreitbart, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: Mike Rogers Presses El-Sayed in Final Michigan Senate Debate ‘Are You for America’ or ‘Terrorist Groups Overseas?’Breitbart, Oct 22, 1:00 AM ET: Rogers to El-Sayed: ‘Are You for America' or 'Terrorist Groups Overseas?'The Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: BOOM! Mike Rogers Calls Abdul El-Sayed a LIAR to His Face During Debate ‘This is a Pattern’ (VIDEO)APAPAP, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: In final Michigan Senate debate, El-Sayed and Rogers question each other’s loyaltiesThe Daily WireThe Daily WireThe Daily Wire, Oct 22, 12:00 AM ET: Mike Rogers Breaks Down El-Sayed With Rapid-Fire List Of Lies At DebateCNNCNNCNN, Oct 22, 2:00 AM ET: Fights over loyalty to US, party and Trump dominate Michigan and Kansas Senate debates The debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📌 linked by aggregators: Google News

💬 quoted: “Are You for America” “bought” “risk” “Terrorist Groups Overseas?” “What are you implying?”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 kansas senate 🐘 muslim brotherhood

✏️ 5 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Breitbart (2 wordings): “Mike Rogers Presses El-Sayed in Final Michigan Senate Debate ‘Are You for America’ or ‘Terrorist Groups Overseas?’” → “Rogers to El-Sayed: ‘Are You for America' or 'Terrorist Groups Overseas?'”
  • CBS News (2 wordings): “Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers clash in final Michigan Senate debate” → “Candidates clash over Trump policies, Senate control in Kansas debate”
  • Fox News (2 wordings): “El-Sayed erupts at GOP rival over Muslim Brotherhood accusations in fiery Senate debate” → “El-Sayed erupts at Rogers over Muslim Brotherhood accusations”
  • Red State (2 wordings): “Final Michigan Senate Debate Between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Promises to Be a Good One” → “Senate Final Michigan Senate Debate Between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed Promises to Be a Good One Duke”
  • Yahoo News (3 wordings): “GOP attacks on El-Sayed's Muslim faith come to a head in heated town hall exchange” → “Michigan and Kansas Senate debates expose a Republican divide over Trump”
Every outlet's first headline (20), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

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🧶 Retelling

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🗣️ names in it: Mike Rogers Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Muslim Brotherhood Justin Boggs

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