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Oct 29 · Trump calls Brazil's election "a very great embarrassment to the people of Brazil" after Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the runoff and declared himself the rightful leader, arrives in the U.S.
Reuters: Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in the United States after losing Brazil’s presidential runoff and declaring himself the country’s rightful leader. Reuters correspondent Gabriel Araujo explains his claims and the challenges to overturning the result
Grade B (82/100). Reuters correspondent Gabriel Araujo explains Flávio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's rightful president, the court-ordered voting extension it rests on, and why analysts say the result would be hard to overturn
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): [1:37] 'analysts have interviewed say that it would be very challenging and difficult for Bolsonaro to manage to overturn the results' (no analyst named); [1:45] 'Fewer than 35,000 votes were cast in the two hours of extra voting' given with no source in the clip (Reuters' text reporting has the same figure)
Splits: Reuters correspondent Gabriel Araujo explains Flávio Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's rightful president, the court-ordered voting extension it rests on, and why analysts say the result would be hard to overturn
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