From the Right · Read · October 24, 2026
Oct 24 · Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls showing a close race
Breitbart: Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro Ahead of Socialist Lula in Most Polls Hours Before Runoff
Grade D (64/100). Breitbart reports Bolsonaro ahead in 15 of 17 polls compiled by Poder 360, then the dispute over financial disclosures before the final debate
D: Uses loaded words and gets a fact wrong.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'incumbent socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva' and 'the left-leaning Datafolha firm' (outlet's own labels)
- Gets a fact wrong (minus 24 points): 'An overwhelming majority of polls ... indicate that conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is ahead', while it later concedes the gaps are 'within the margin of error'
Splits: Breitbart reports Bolsonaro ahead in 15 of 17 polls compiled by Poder 360, then the dispute over financial disclosures before the final debate
Same story: PBS NewsHour, Newsweek