Fox News: Connecticut Dem Sen Chris Murphy hospitalized Saturday for stroke

F: Gets a fact wrong and uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

• Gets a fact wrong (minus 24 points): 'Murphy was first elected to the Senate in 2013' (he was elected in November 2012 and took office in January 2013; Straight Arrow News reports he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012)
• Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'has been viewed as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential primary candidate' (no source given for who views him that way)

Splits: Article: Herwitt's statement, the hockey game, the transfer to Johns Hopkins and Murphy's campaign travel for Democrats

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