From the Right · Read · October 28, 2026
Oct 28 ยท A New York Times report ties Mary Peltola's campaign to recruiting a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska's Senate race; her campaign denies it and Trump says she shouldn't be on the ballot
Fox News: Mary Peltola's campaign, Dems backed covert scheme to field spoiler candidates in Alaska Senate race: report
Grade B (88/100). Fox details the Times' account of the 'ballot composition project,' the fired campaign manager's on-record remarks, Trump's posts and statements from Peltola's campaign and the DSCC.
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): headline calls it a 'covert scheme' (the outlet's own wording; the report is attributed only at the end)
Splits: Fox details the Times' account of the 'ballot composition project,' the fired campaign manager's on-record remarks, Trump's posts and statements from Peltola's campaign and the DSCC.
Same story: NBC News, Scripps News
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