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From the Right · Read · October 24, 2026

Oct 23 · A drive-by shooting near Paris kills one and wounds five, and Macron calls it a racist terrorist attack

Washington Examiner: Deadly Paris shooting suspected to be 'racist terrorist attack'

Grade B (82/100). The Examiner quotes Macron and the Trappes mayor, the arrest per the AP, and reactions from Mélenchon and Le Pen

B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

  • Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'Le Pen is reportedly launching her presidential campaign' (no source named)

Splits: The Examiner quotes Macron and the Trappes mayor, the arrest per the AP, and reactions from Mélenchon and Le Pen

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Same story: CBS News, Newsweek

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